Semanteon Capital Management LP Takes Position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Semanteon Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 70,076 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $452,000. Semanteon Capital Management LP owned 0.05% of Capitol Federal Financial as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 50,800 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $328,000 after acquiring an additional 1,658 shares during the period. PDS Planning Inc acquired a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $91,000. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 922.8% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,981 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 4,494 shares during the period. Finally, Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $174,000. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Capitol Federal Financial

In other news, Director Morris J. Huey II bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.70 per share, for a total transaction of $28,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 271,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,544,700. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other news, Director Morris J. Huey II bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.70 per share, for a total transaction of $28,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 271,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,544,700. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Rick C. Jackson bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.68 per share, for a total transaction of $56,800.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 181,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,030,511.04. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired a total of 21,990 shares of company stock valued at $125,141 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on CFFN shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “market perform” rating and set a $6.00 target price (down from $7.00) on shares of Capitol Federal Financial in a research report on Thursday. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Capitol Federal Financial from $6.00 to $5.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Capitol Federal Financial to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

Shares of CFFN traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $4.81. 1,253,274 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 932,460. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.29. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.66. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 52-week low of $4.22 and a 52-week high of $6.88. The company has a market cap of $643.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.12 and a beta of 0.42.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.04. Capitol Federal Financial had a negative net margin of 33.99% and a positive return on equity of 3.85%. The business had revenue of $82.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $40.45 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.12 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 2nd. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.07%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -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.