AQR Capital Management LLC Sells 76,516 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial $CFFN

Key Points

• AQR Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 4.2%, selling 76,516 shares, which leaves them owning 1,730,635 shares worth approximately $9.69 million.
• Capitol Federal Financial recently reported a quarterly EPS of $0.14, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.12, with revenue of $50.75 million for the quarter.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share, representing an annualized dividend of $0.34 with a yield of 5.3% and a payout ratio of 72.34%.

AQR Capital Management LLC trimmed its stake in Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 4.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,730,635 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after selling 76,516 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC owned approximately 1.30% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $9,692,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CFFN. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter worth approximately $170,000. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,444,961 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $8,540,000 after buying an additional 154,232 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 17.4% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 586,143 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $3,464,000 after buying an additional 86,725 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 14.4% in the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 109,911 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $650,000 after buying an additional 13,866 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 55,695 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798 shares during the period. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:CFFN traded down $0.12 during trading on Friday, reaching $6.44. 550,411 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 561,369. The firm has a market capitalization of $855.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.70 and a beta of 0.64. Capitol Federal Financial has a 52-week low of $4.90 and a 52-week high of $7.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. The business's fifty day moving average is $6.22 and its 200-day moving average is $5.88.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $50.75 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $50.51 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a return on equity of 5.92% and a net margin of 14.87%. As a group, analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.46 EPS for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 1st were paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 1st. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio is 72.34%.

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.