Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Shares Sold by Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD

Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD trimmed its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 51.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 143,514 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after selling 152,945 shares during the quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD owned 0.11% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $849,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 4,093 shares in the last quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $53,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $60,000. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $63,000. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter worth $69,000. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $5.63 per share, for a total transaction of $56,300.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 112,900 shares of the company's stock, valued at $635,627. This trade represents a 9.72% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director James G. Morris acquired 15,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $5.66 per share, with a total value of $84,900.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 100,995 shares in the company, valued at $571,631.70. The trade was a 17.44% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders bought a total of 70,000 shares of company stock worth $396,550 in the last three months. 3.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

NASDAQ CFFN opened at $5.63 on Monday. 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 $747.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.44 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.99. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 52-week low of $4.90 and a 52-week high of $7.20.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.01. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 12.67% and a return on equity of 4.96%. The company had revenue of $48.79 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $47.81 million. Equities research analysts predict that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 2nd. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 85.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler cut their target price on Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th.

Capitol Federal Financial Profile

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.

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