Public Sector Pension Investment Board Boosts Stock Holdings in Capitol Federal Financial $CFFN

Key Points

• The Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its stake in Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) by 27.3%, holding 387,383 shares valued at approximately $2.17 million.
• Capitol Federal Financial recently reported earnings of $0.14 per share, exceeding analyst expectations of $0.12, with a net margin of 14.87%.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share, reflecting an annualized dividend yield of 5.6%.

Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 27.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 387,383 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after buying an additional 83,162 shares during the quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board owned about 0.29% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $2,169,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the first quarter worth $12,763,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 15.2% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,842,049 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $10,315,000 after buying an additional 243,002 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 1.4% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,984,972 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $72,716,000 after purchasing an additional 173,226 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in Capitol Federal Financial during the first quarter worth about $86,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP raised its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 20.8% during the first quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 177,418 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $994,000 after purchasing an additional 30,502 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.51% of the company's stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

NASDAQ CFFN traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $6.42. 611,049 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 672,965. The company has a market cap of $852.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.66 and a beta of 0.60. Capitol Federal Financial has a 12-month low of $4.90 and a 12-month high of $7.20. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $6.12 and a 200 day moving average of $5.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 14.87% and a return on equity of 5.92%. The company had revenue of $50.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $50.51 million. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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 is currently 72.34%.

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.