Ameriprise Financial Inc. Buys 86,725 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 17.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 586,143 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after acquiring an additional 86,725 shares during the quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. owned about 0.44% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $3,464,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of CFFN. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,721,291 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $33,813,000 after buying an additional 47,436 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 4,734,897 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $27,983,000 after buying an additional 148,118 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,860,278 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $16,909,000 after buying an additional 15,578 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,807,151 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $10,680,000 after buying an additional 182,613 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 28.3% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,755,620 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $10,376,000 after buying an additional 387,045 shares in the last quarter. 88.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

Capitol Federal Financial stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $5.71. 1,190,123 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 816,021. The company has a market cap of $758.29 million, a P/E ratio of 14.64 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.90 and a twelve month high of $7.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $5.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.89.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $47.81 million. Equities analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd were issued a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.95%. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 85.00%.

Insider Activity at Capitol Federal Financial

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson acquired 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.63 per share, for a total transaction of $56,300.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 112,900 shares in the company, valued at $635,627. This represents a 9.72% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.69 per share, with a total value of $85,350.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president now owns 206,428 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,174,575.32. The trade was a 7.84% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired a total of 60,000 shares of company stock worth $337,750 in the last quarter. 3.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Capitol Federal Financial Company 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.