Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) Stock Position Raised by Foundry Partners LLC

Foundry Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 114.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 734,510 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after buying an additional 391,710 shares during the period. Foundry Partners LLC owned approximately 0.55% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $4,113,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of CFFN. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 55,695 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $329,000 after buying an additional 1,798 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 19.0% during the fourth quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,439 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $79,000 after acquiring an additional 2,144 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 70,602 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $417,000 after purchasing an additional 2,466 shares during the period. Financial Counselors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 13.0% during the first quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 21,704 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $122,000 after acquiring an additional 2,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mariner LLC increased its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 164,765 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $974,000 after buying an additional 3,080 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.51% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capitol Federal Financial

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $5.69 per share, with a total value of $85,350.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president owned 206,428 shares in the company, valued at $1,174,575.32. This represents a 7.84% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 25th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $5.56 per share, for a total transaction of $111,200.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 132,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $738,924. The trade was a 17.71% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 3.20% of the company's stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of CFFN traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $6.25. The stock had a trading volume of 239,779 shares, compared to its average volume of 810,373. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.07, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.28. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $5.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $5.79. The company has a market cap of $829.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.61 and a beta of 0.56. Capitol Federal Financial has a 1-year low of $4.90 and a 1-year high of $7.20.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 12.91% and a return on equity of 5.10%. Equities research analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st will be given a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.44%. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 85.00%.

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.