Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Acquires 13,763 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial $CFFN

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 12.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 121,125 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,763 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.09% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $739,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 334,834 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $2,042,000 after purchasing an additional 1,872 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 7.3% in the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 31,368 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $191,000 after buying an additional 2,134 shares during the period. State of Wyoming boosted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 13.2% during the first quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 18,689 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 2,173 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 73,638 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $412,000 after buying an additional 3,036 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 26.6% in the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 17,011 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $95,000 after acquiring an additional 3,572 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

Shares of CFFN stock opened at $6.64 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.26. Capitol Federal Financial has a 52 week low of $4.90 and a 52 week high of $6.92. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $6.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.15. The company has a market capitalization of $881.94 million, a P/E ratio of 12.77 and a beta of 0.72.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.14. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 16.19% and a return on equity of 6.54%. The company had revenue of $54.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $53.46 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.09 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 7th were issued a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 7th. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 65.38%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on CFFN shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Capitol Federal Financial to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Capitol Federal Financial in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Capitol Federal Financial in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $7.00 price target on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capitol Federal Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $7.00.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $6.05 per share, with a total value of $48,400.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 156,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $948,349.60. This trade represents a 5.38% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 3.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.