Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Makes New $601,000 Investment in Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH made a new investment of $601,000 in Capitol Federal Financial, purchasing 107,362 shares during the 1st quarter.
• Capitol Federal Financial recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.085, set to be paid on August 15th, representing a yield of 5.9%.
• Shares of Capitol Federal Financial opened at $5.73 and have reported $0.14 earnings per share, surpassing analysts' estimates of $0.12.

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 107,362 shares of the savings and loans company's stock, valued at approximately $601,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.08% of Capitol Federal Financial as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,721,291 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $33,813,000 after acquiring an additional 47,436 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 4,734,897 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $27,983,000 after acquiring an additional 148,118 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in 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 valued at $16,909,000 after acquiring an additional 15,578 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in 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 valued at $10,680,000 after acquiring an additional 182,613 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 28.3% during 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 acquiring an additional 387,045 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.51% of the company's stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

NASDAQ:CFFN traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $5.77. 740,679 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 832,009. The business's 50-day moving average price is $6.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.82. The company has a market cap of $766.26 million, a PE ratio of 12.28 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 company has a quick ratio of 1.28, 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 quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $50.75 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $50.51 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 14.87% and a return on equity of 5.92%. On average, analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st will be paid a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st. Capitol Federal Financial's payout ratio is currently 72.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 15,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.69 per share, with a total value of $85,350.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.