Vanguard Group Inc. Has $72.72 Million Holdings in Capitol Federal Financial $CFFN

Key Points

• Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 1.4% in Q1, now owning approximately 9.78% of the company with a value of $72.72 million.
• Capitol Federal Financial reported earnings per share of $0.14 for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.12, alongside a revenue of $50.75 million.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.085, resulting in an annualized yield of 5.3% and a payout ratio of 72.34%.

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 1.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 12,984,972 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after buying an additional 173,226 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 9.78% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $72,716,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,721,291 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $33,813,000 after purchasing an additional 47,436 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,807,151 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $10,680,000 after purchasing an additional 182,613 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 11.1% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 1,669,936 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $9,869,000 after purchasing an additional 167,445 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,444,961 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $8,540,000 after purchasing an additional 154,232 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,270,978 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $7,117,000 after purchasing an additional 37,521 shares during the last quarter. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

CFFN traded down $0.02 on Thursday, hitting $6.44. The company had a trading volume of 179,207 shares, compared to its average volume of 807,713. The company's fifty day moving average price is $6.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.84. Capitol Federal Financial has a 1-year low of $4.90 and a 1-year high of $7.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The stock has a market cap of $854.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.69 and a beta of 0.60.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.14 earnings per share 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $50.51 million. Equities analysts predict that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

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