Capitol Federal Financial $CFFN Shares Sold by Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC

Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC reduced its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 30.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 223,767 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after selling 97,088 shares during the quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC owned 0.17% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $1,253,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of CFFN. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 1st quarter valued at about $12,763,000. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 24.6% during the 1st 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 buying an additional 411,370 shares during the period. Foundry Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 114.3% during the 1st quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 734,510 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $4,113,000 after buying an additional 391,710 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 243,002 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 16.9% during the 1st quarter. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC now owns 1,633,518 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $9,148,000 after purchasing an additional 236,284 shares in the last quarter. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Down 1.8%

NASDAQ CFFN traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $6.44. 550,411 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 561,369. Capitol Federal Financial has a 1-year low of $4.90 and a 1-year high of $7.20. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.88. 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 company has a market cap of $855.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.70 and a beta of 0.64.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last issued 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. 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.46 EPS for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 1st were given a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 1st. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.3%. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.