Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) Hits New 52-Week Low at $5.22

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) hit a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $5.22 and last traded at $5.32, with a volume of 140469 shares. The stock had previously closed at $5.37.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Capitol Federal Financial to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, August 25th.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $6.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. The company has a market cap of $739.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.63 and a beta of 0.40.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 26th. The savings and loans company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.06. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 15.44% and a return on equity of 5.44%. The company had revenue of $40.56 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $43.13 million. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.32 EPS for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 18th. Investors of record on Friday, August 4th were issued a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 3rd. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 79.07%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CFFN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 20.9% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 62,309 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $678,000 after purchasing an additional 10,757 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 1.4% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,455,828 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $15,839,000 after purchasing an additional 20,691 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 13.1% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 22,953 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $250,000 after purchasing an additional 2,666 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 13.2% during the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 114,762 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $1,248,000 after purchasing an additional 13,391 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 35.3% during the first quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 48,523 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $538,000 after purchasing an additional 12,667 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.25% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Company 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 deposit accounts, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, and certificates of deposit.