Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Purchases 83,040 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 50.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 247,487 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after acquiring an additional 83,040 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.19% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $1,463,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 131.9% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7,197 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 4,093 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $60,000. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $63,000. Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $69,000. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $70,000. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company's stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $5.66. The company had a trading volume of 600,650 shares, compared to its average volume of 815,159. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $5.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $5.88. 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 cap of $751.65 million, a PE ratio of 14.51 and a beta of 0.53. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $4.90 and a fifty-two week high of $7.20.

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

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd were paid a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.01%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 85.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson bought 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $5.56 per share, for a total transaction of $111,200.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 132,900 shares in the company, valued at $738,924. This trade represents a 17.71% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Rick C. Jackson bought 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.69 per share, with a total value of $85,350.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president now owns 206,428 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,174,575.32. This represents a 7.84% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased a total of 60,000 shares of company stock valued at $337,750 over the last ninety days. 3.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.