Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Acquires 83,040 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 50.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 247,487 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after acquiring an additional 83,040 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. owned 0.19% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $1,463,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 131.9% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7,197 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 4,093 shares during the period. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter worth $53,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter worth $60,000. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter worth $63,000. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter worth $69,000. 88.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capitol Federal Financial

In related news, Director James G. Morris purchased 15,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $5.66 per share, with a total value of $84,900.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 100,995 shares in the company, valued at approximately $571,631.70. This trade represents a 17.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 10,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $5.88 per share, with a total value of $58,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president now owns 191,428 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,125,596.64. This trade represents a 5.51% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased a total of 70,000 shares of company stock valued at $396,550 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

NASDAQ CFFN opened at $5.66 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 1 year low of $4.90 and a 1 year high of $7.20. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.98. The company has a market cap of $751.57 million, a P/E ratio of 14.51 and a beta of 0.53.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $48.79 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $47.81 million. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd will be issued a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 2nd. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 85.00%.

Capitol Federal Financial Company 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.

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