At the last check on Friday, Capitol Federal Financial Inc.’s (NASDAQ:CFFN) stock was up $0.11, moving up 1.72 percent to $6.22. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 704,063 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.09 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 848,541, while in the previous 50 days, it was 784,892.
Since last month, CFFN stock retreated -4.97%. Shares of the company fell to $5.99 on 08/17/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $9.70 was reached on 01/09/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $5.24. Since the beginning of this year, CFFN’s stock price has dropped by -28.15% or -$2.43, and marked a new high 4 times. However, the stock has declined by -35.91% since its 52-week high.
CFFN stock investors should be aware that Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (CFFN) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 87 days ago on May 23. THOMPSON JEFFREY R, the Director of the company, purchased of 10,000 shares for $6.00 on May 23. It resulted in a $60,000 investment by the insider. Jackson Rick C added 1,800 shares at an average price of $5.76 on May 19. The insider now owns 148,438 shares following the transaction. On May 11, Director Johnson Jeffrey M bought 10,000 shares at $5.35 apiece. The transaction was valued at $53,500.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (CFFN) has a P/E ratio of about 14.35. The stock’s beta is 0.39. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.39, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.78, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 13.54 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.0850 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.0850. On Tuesday January 24 2023, a $0.1950 dividend decrease was announced.
Financial Health
In the year ended June 29, operating margins totaled 46.60%. Based on annual data, CFFN earned $192.59 million in gross profit and brought in $279.54 million in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 15.90%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 5.40%.
In Capitol Federal Financial Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $2.99 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. While analysts expected Capitol Federal Financial Inc. to report $0.06 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.06 per share. The value of shareholders’ equity is $136.19 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Capitol Federal Financial Inc.’s (CFFN) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 20.93%, the RSI 9-day stood at 44.35% on 17 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Capitol Federal Financial Inc. price is down by -1.51% percent or -$0.09. At present, CFFN shares trade -3.49% below its 20-day simple moving average and -14.39% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -8.20% below its SMA50 and -24.02% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 17.20% and Stochastic coefficient D was 9.45%, while ATR was 0.16. Given the Stochastic reading of 33.58% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 45.23%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.10, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.19.
Analyst Ratings
Sidoti launched its rating on Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (NASDAQ: CFFN) to a Buy in a note to investors on April 09, 2020. Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (CFFN) has been rated Hold by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, CFFN is a sell, and 2 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 0 analysts rate Capitol Federal Financial Inc. stock as buy, with 0 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $7.25, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $7.00 – $7.50. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (CFFN) will achieve an average price target of $7.25.
