Capitol Federal Financial $CFFN Stock Holdings Lifted by LSV Asset Management

LSV Asset Management increased its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 686,350 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after buying an additional 73,750 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management owned about 0.52% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $4,358,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of CFFN. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 4.3% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 73,638 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $412,000 after acquiring an additional 3,036 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 1st quarter worth approximately $119,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the 1st quarter worth approximately $315,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 18.4% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 209,504 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $1,173,000 after purchasing an additional 32,523 shares during the period. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Capitol Federal Financial during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

Shares of CFFN opened at $7.64 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $991.98 million, a PE ratio of 13.64 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $7.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.56. Capitol Federal Financial has a 52-week low of $4.90 and a 52-week high of $7.74.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The savings and loans company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $56.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $56.02 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 16.98% and a return on equity of 6.99%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th will be given a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. This is a positive change from Capitol Federal Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 6th. Capitol Federal Financial’s payout ratio is currently 60.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CFFN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Capitol Federal Financial in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of Capitol Federal Financial in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $7.00 price objective on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Capitol Federal Financial from $6.50 to $7.50 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Capitol Federal Financial to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Capitol Federal Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $7.25.

Capitol Federal Financial Company Profile

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc is a bank holding company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Through its principal subsidiary, Capitol Federal Savings Bank, the company provides a range of retail and commercial banking products and services. These offerings include checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, home equity lines of credit and other consumer loan products. In addition, Capitol Federal Financial operates an active mortgage origination business, making residential mortgage loans both for its own portfolio and for sale in the secondary market.

Established in 1893, Capitol Federal has grown into one of the nation’s largest mutual savings banks, emphasizing long-term customer relationships and conservative credit practices.