Renaissance Technologies LLC Buys 148,118 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 3.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,734,897 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after buying an additional 148,118 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned approximately 3.57% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $27,983,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 131.9% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7,197 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 4,093 shares in the last quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $53,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $60,000. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter worth $63,000. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $66,000. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Up 0.5 %

Capitol Federal Financial stock traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $5.26. The company had a trading volume of 271,379 shares, compared to its average volume of 789,168. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $4.76 and a fifty-two week high of $7.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $697.79 million, a P/E ratio of 13.47 and a beta of 0.52. The firm's fifty day moving average is $5.69 and its 200-day moving average is $6.03.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.01. Capitol Federal Financial had a return on equity of 4.96% and a net margin of 12.67%. On average, research analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were given a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.47%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 87.18%.

Insider Activity at Capitol Federal Financial

In other news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.97 per share, with a total value of $29,850.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 102,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $614,313. The trade was a 5.11 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director James G. Morris acquired 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $5.66 per share, for a total transaction of $84,900.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 100,995 shares in the company, valued at $571,631.70. This represents a 17.44 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased a total of 40,000 shares of company stock worth $229,850 in the last ninety days. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Capitol Federal Financial

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc operates as the holding company for Capitol Federal Savings Bank that provides various retail banking products and services in the United States. The company accepts a range of deposit products, including savings accounts, money market accounts, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, and certificates of deposit.