Jane Street Group LLC Purchases 13,385 Shares of C&F Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CFFI)

Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in C&F Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CFFI - Free Report) by 150.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,301 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 13,385 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC owned about 0.69% of C&F Financial worth $1,589,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ritholtz Wealth Management acquired a new stake in C&F Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $218,000. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in C&F Financial by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,203 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,012,000 after buying an additional 671 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of C&F Financial during the fourth quarter worth $1,598,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of C&F Financial by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 5,143 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $366,000 after buying an additional 473 shares during the period. Finally, Truffle Hound Capital LLC acquired a new position in C&F Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,344,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.23% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Mark A. Fox sold 1,032 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.00, for a total transaction of $83,592.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 11,005 shares in the company, valued at $891,405. This represents a 8.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders sold 1,510 shares of company stock valued at $116,715 over the last 90 days. 6.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut shares of C&F Financial from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th.

C&F Financial Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CFFI traded down $1.20 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $65.00. The stock had a trading volume of 6,196 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,976. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $64.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $210.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.90. C&F Financial Co. has a 1-year low of $41.48 and a 1-year high of $89.90.

C&F Financial (NASDAQ:CFFI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. C&F Financial had a return on equity of 8.97% and a net margin of 11.67%. The company had revenue of $32.58 million for the quarter.

C&F Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.83%. C&F Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.54%.

About C&F Financial

C&F Financial Corp. is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of banking services to individuals and businesses. It operates through the following segments: Community Banking, Mortgage Banking and Consumer Finance. The Community Banking segment provides checking and savings deposit accounts, business, real estate, development, mortgage, home equity, and installment loans.