Nuveen Asset Management LLC Increases Stake in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Nuveen Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 11.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,669,936 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after purchasing an additional 167,445 shares during the period. Nuveen Asset Management LLC owned 1.26% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $9,869,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Numerai GP LLC grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Numerai GP LLC now owns 88,397 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $522,000 after purchasing an additional 7,987 shares during the period. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP boosted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 86.0% in the fourth quarter. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP now owns 39,097 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $231,000 after acquiring an additional 18,079 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 70,602 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $417,000 after acquiring an additional 2,466 shares in the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 50.5% in the fourth quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 247,487 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $1,463,000 after buying an additional 83,040 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 147.6% during the fourth quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 111,278 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $658,000 after purchasing an additional 66,328 shares in the last quarter. 88.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 25th. The stock was bought at an average price of $5.56 per share, with a total value of $111,200.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 132,900 shares in the company, valued at $738,924. The trade was a 17.71% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director James G. Morris acquired 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.66 per share, with a total value of $84,900.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 100,995 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $571,631.70. This trade represents a 17.44% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired a total of 60,000 shares of company stock worth $337,750 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 3.20% of the company's stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

Shares of CFFN stock traded down $0.01 on Friday, reaching $5.71. The stock had a trading volume of 1,190,123 shares, compared to its average volume of 816,021. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.30. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 1 year low of $4.90 and a 1 year high of $7.20. The stock has a market cap of $758.29 million, a P/E ratio of 14.64 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.89.

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

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were given a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.95%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.