AQR Capital Management LLC Has $10.68 Million Stock Position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 11.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,807,151 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after buying an additional 182,613 shares during the quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC owned approximately 1.36% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $10,680,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 118.7% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,599,047 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $9,450,000 after purchasing an additional 867,870 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 28.3% in 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 buying an additional 387,045 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 52.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,052,949 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $6,149,000 after buying an additional 362,291 shares in the last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC acquired a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,026,000. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 511.4% in the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 203,065 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,200,000 after acquiring an additional 169,850 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Insider Transactions at Capitol Federal Financial

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson bought 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 25th. The shares were bought at an average price of $5.56 per share, for a total transaction of $111,200.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 132,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $738,924. This trade represents a 17.71 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was acquired 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 directly owns 191,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,125,596.64. The trade was a 5.51 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired 55,000 shares of company stock valued at $311,200 in the last three months. 3.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of CFFN opened at $5.74 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11. The stock has a market cap of $762.19 million, a PE ratio of 14.72 and a beta of 0.53. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 1 year low of $4.90 and a 1 year high of $7.20. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $6.01.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $48.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $47.81 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 12.67% and a return on equity of 4.96%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd will be paid a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.92%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 2nd. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.