AQR Capital Management LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in 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 decreased its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 4.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor 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 hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CFFN. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,984,972 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $72,716,000 after buying an additional 173,226 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial in the 1st quarter worth about $12,763,000. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 24.6% during the first quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 2,086,950 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $11,687,000 after purchasing an additional 411,370 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 15.2% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,842,049 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $10,315,000 after buying an additional 243,002 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 1,669,936 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $9,869,000 after acquiring an additional 167,445 shares during the period. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

CFFN stock traded down $0.16 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $6.29. 959,640 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 565,471. 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 stock has a market cap of $835.44 million, a P/E ratio of 13.38 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 stock's 50-day moving average is $6.22 and its 200 day moving average is $5.89.

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

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st were paid a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 1st. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.4%. Capitol Federal Financial's payout ratio is presently 72.34%.

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.