Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Sells 66,982 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lessened its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 53.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 57,994 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after selling 66,982 shares during the quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Capitol Federal Financial were worth $343,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Ieq Capital LLC lifted its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 53.7% during the fourth quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 165,677 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $979,000 after purchasing an additional 57,887 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 592,331 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $3,501,000 after purchasing an additional 16,529 shares during the period. Legacy Financial Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $250,000. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $53,000. Finally, Emprise Bank bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $337,000. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of $5.97 per share, with a total value of $29,850.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 102,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $614,313. This represents a 5.11 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Rick C. Jackson acquired 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $5.88 per share, with a total value of $58,800.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president now directly owns 191,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,125,596.64. This trade represents a 5.51 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ CFFN opened at $6.02 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 company has a market cap of $799.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.44 and a beta of 0.50. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 12 month low of $4.76 and a 12 month high of $7.20. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $5.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.11.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.01. Capitol Federal Financial had a return on equity of 4.96% and a net margin of 12.67%. As a group, analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th were paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.65%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. Capitol Federal Financial’s payout ratio is 87.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.