GAMMA Investing LLC Purchases 55,582 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN)

GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 474.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 67,295 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after acquiring an additional 55,582 shares during the quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC owned about 0.05% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $377,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 0.8% during 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. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 4,734,897 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $27,983,000 after buying an additional 148,118 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,860,278 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $16,909,000 after buying an additional 15,578 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,807,151 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $10,680,000 after buying an additional 182,613 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 28.3% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,755,620 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $10,376,000 after buying an additional 387,045 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Rick C. Jackson acquired 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.69 per share, for a total transaction of $85,350.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 206,428 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,174,575.32. This represents a 7.84% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson bought 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $5.56 per share, with a total value of $111,200.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 132,900 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $738,924. This trade represents a 17.71% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have bought 60,000 shares of company stock valued at $337,750 in the last 90 days. 3.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Up 0.8%

CFFN traded up $0.05 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $5.96. 963,305 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 829,010. The company's fifty day moving average price is $5.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $791.49 million, a PE ratio of 14.90 and a beta of 0.54. Capitol Federal Financial has a fifty-two week low of $4.90 and a fifty-two week high of $7.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.28.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last announced 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. Capitol Federal Financial had a return on equity of 5.10% and a net margin of 12.91%. The business had revenue of $48.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $47.81 million. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.46 EPS for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd were given a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.70%. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio is 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.