Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Short Interest Update

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,370,000 shares, an increase of 6.3% from the October 31st total of 3,170,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 703,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.8 days. Currently, 2.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Capitol Federal Financial from $6.50 to $7.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capitol Federal Financial

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 71.3% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 271,769 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $1,587,000 after purchasing an additional 113,106 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 57.9% in the third quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 124,976 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $730,000 after purchasing an additional 45,827 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd grew its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 382.2% in the 3rd quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 56,352 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 44,666 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $66,000. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 66,067 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 5,673 shares in the last quarter. 88.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

Capitol Federal Financial stock traded down $0.10 on Tuesday, reaching $6.66. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 101,205 shares, compared to its average volume of 835,560. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.31. The company has a market cap of $884.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.00 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $6.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.91. Capitol Federal Financial has a twelve month low of $4.76 and a twelve month high of $7.20.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $101.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.40 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a return on equity of 4.69% and a net margin of 9.95%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.04 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.11%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 117.25%.

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 accounts, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, and certificates of deposit.