Graham Capital Management L.P. Has $658,000 Stock Position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Graham Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 147.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 111,278 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after buying an additional 66,328 shares during the period. Graham Capital Management L.P. owned about 0.08% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $658,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted 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 acquiring an additional 4,093 shares during the period. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $53,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $60,000. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $63,000. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $69,000. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capitol Federal Financial

In other news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased 10,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction on Friday, March 28th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $5.63 per share, for a total transaction of $56,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 112,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $635,627. This represents a 9.72% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 15,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.69 per share, for a total transaction of $85,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 206,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,174,575.32. This represents a 7.84% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have bought a total of 70,000 shares of company stock worth $396,550 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

NASDAQ CFFN opened at $5.66 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $751.57 million, a P/E ratio of 14.51 and a beta of 0.53. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $5.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.98. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.90 and a twelve month high of $7.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last posted its 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. The business had revenue of $48.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $47.81 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 12.67% and a return on equity of 4.96%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

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

About Capitol Federal Financial

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.