Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC Makes New Investment in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 27,046 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $174,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the second quarter worth $39,000. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV lifted its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 4,393.5% during the fourth quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 4,853 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 4,745 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 172.8% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,830 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 4,960 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 74.9% during the first quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 8,049 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $88,000 after acquiring an additional 3,446 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 207.1% during the third quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 8,369 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 5,644 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Capitol Federal Financial

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 1st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $5.68 per share, for a total transaction of $56,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president now directly owns 181,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,030,511.04. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other Capitol Federal Financial news, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 1st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $5.68 per share, for a total transaction of $56,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president now directly owns 181,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,030,511.04. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Morris J. Huey II purchased 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.70 per share, with a total value of $28,500.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 271,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,544,700. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders purchased 22,389 shares of company stock worth $127,707. 2.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com raised Capitol Federal Financial to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 23rd.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Up 2.3 %

NASDAQ CFFN opened at $5.28 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.29. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 12 month low of $4.22 and a 12 month high of $6.88.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $82.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $40.45 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a positive return on equity of 3.85% and a negative net margin of 34.17%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.12 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 2nd were issued a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 1st. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.44%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently -36.17%.

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.