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. It also provides various loan products, such as one- to four-family residential real estate loans, commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, construction loans, and small business loans, as well as consumer loans, which include home equity loans and lines of credit, home improvement loans, vehicle loans, and loans secured by savings deposits. In addition, the company offers mobile, telephone, and online banking services, as well as bill payment services; credit cards; mortgage loan; operates a call center; and invests in various securities. The company serves the metropolitan areas of Topeka, Wichita, Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia, and Salina, Kansas, and a portion of the metropolitan area of greater Kansas City. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Topeka, Kansas.

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Martin Zweig. This strategy looks for growth stocks with persistent accelerating earnings and sales growth, reasonable valuations and low debt.
FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA INC (BLX) is a small-cap value stock in the Consumer Financial Services industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Martin Zweig changed from 69% to 85% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (the Bank) is a specialized multinational bank. The Bank is established to support the financing of trade and economic integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Company operates in two segments: Commercial and Treasury. The Bank's Commercial segment incorporates all of the Bank's financial intermediation and fees generated by the commercial portfolio activities, such as origination of bilateral and syndicated credits, short- and medium-term loans, acceptances and contingent credits. The Bank's Treasury segment incorporates deposits in banks and all of the Bank's trading assets, securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity, and the balance of the investment funds. The Bank serves a range of sectors, including oil and gas, agribusiness, food processing and manufacturing. Its products and services are categorized into three main areas: Financial Intermediation Business, Structuring and Syndications Business and Treasury.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
Detailed Analysis of FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA INC
CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL INC (CFFN) is a small-cap value stock in the Regional Banks industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Martin Zweig changed from 69% to 85% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. is a unitary savings and loan holding company. The Company provides a full range of retail banking services through its subsidiary, Capitol Federal Savings Bank (the Bank), a federal savings bank, which has 44 traditional and four in-store banking offices serving primarily the metropolitan areas of Topeka, Wichita, Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia and Salina, Kansas and portions of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The Bank attracts deposits primarily from the general public and from businesses and invests those funds primarily in permanent loans secured by first mortgages on owner-occupied, one-to four-family residences and in commercial loans. It offers an array of retail and business deposit products and services. These products include checking, savings, money market, certificates of deposit, and retirement accounts. The Banks deposit services are provided through its network of traditional branches and retail in-store locations, its call center.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
Detailed Analysis of CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL INC
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP (AGM) is a small-cap value stock in the Consumer Financial Services industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Martin Zweig changed from 62% to 92% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation is a stockholder-owned, federally chartered corporation that combines private capital and public sponsorship to serve a public purpose. The Companys secondary market provides liquidity to its agricultural and infrastructure businesses, supporting rural America. The Companys segments include Farm & Ranch, Corporate AgFinance, Power & Utilities, Broadband Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, Funding, and Investments. The Farm & Ranch segment includes the USDA securities portfolio, Farm & Ranch loans, and AgVantage securities. The Corporate AgFinance segment includes loans and AgVantage securities to larger and more complex farming operations, agribusinesses focused on food and fiber processing, and other supply chain production. The Power & Utilities segment includes loans to rural electric generation and transmission cooperatives and distribution cooperatives, as well as AgVantage securities secured by those types of loans.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
Detailed Analysis of FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP
About Martin Zweig: During the 15 years that it was monitored, Zweig's stock recommendation newsletter returned an average of 15.9 percent per year, during which time it was ranked number one based on risk-adjusted returns by Hulbert Financial Digest. Zweig has managed both mutual and hedge funds during his career, and he's put the fortune he's compiled to some interesting uses. He has owned what Forbes reported was the most expensive apartment in New York, a $70 million penthouse that sits atop Manhattan's Pierre Hotel, and he is a collector of all sorts of pop culture and historical memorabilia -- among his purchases are the gun used by Clint Eastwood in "Dirty Harry", a stock certificate signed by Commodore Vanderbilt, and even two old-fashioned gas pumps similar to those he'd seen at a nearby gas station while growing up in Cleveland, according to published reports.
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Validea Martin Zweig Strategy Daily Upgrade Report - 8/12/2025

As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
On Thursday, J.B. Hunt Transport Services' COO, Nicholas Hobbs, made a $399,746 purchase of JBHT, buying 3,038 shares at a cost of $131.58 a piece. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, is trading up about 0.7% on the day Monday. This purchase marks the first one filed by Hobbs in the past twelve months.
And on Friday, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased $111,138 worth of Capitol Federal Financial, purchasing 20,000 shares at a cost of $5.56 a piece. Before this latest buy, Johnson purchased CFFN at 3 other times during the past year, for a total investment of $137,334 at an average of $5.49 per share. Capitol Federal Financial is trading off about 1.1% on the day Monday. So far Johnson is in the green, up about 3.3% on their buy based on today's trading high of $5.74.
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Monday 4/28 Insider Buying Report: JBHT, CFFN

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/7/25, Federated Hermes Inc (Symbol: FHI), Capitol Federal Financial Inc (Symbol: CFFN), and Wells Fargo & Co (Symbol: WFC) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Federated Hermes Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.31 on 2/14/25, Capitol Federal Financial Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.085 on 2/21/25, and Wells Fargo & Co will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.40 on 3/1/25. As a percentage of FHI's recent stock price of $39.68, this dividend works out to approximately 0.78%, so look for shares of Federated Hermes Inc to trade 0.78% lower — all else being equal — when FHI shares open for trading on 2/7/25. Similarly, investors should look for CFFN to open 1.40% lower in price and for WFC to open 0.50% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for FHI, CFFN, and WFC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Federated Hermes Inc (Symbol: FHI):
Capitol Federal Financial Inc (Symbol: CFFN):
Wells Fargo & Co (Symbol: WFC):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 3.12% for Federated Hermes Inc, 5.59% for Capitol Federal Financial Inc, and 2.01% for Wells Fargo & Co.
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In Wednesday trading, Federated Hermes Inc shares are currently up about 0.8%, Capitol Federal Financial Inc shares are up about 2.4%, and Wells Fargo & Co shares are up about 1.7% on the day.
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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Federated Hermes, Capitol Federal Financial and Wells Fargo

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (Symbol: SPSM), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $53.44 per unit.
With SPSM trading at a recent price near $46.39 per unit, that means that analysts see 15.20% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of SPSM's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are National Bank Holdings Corp (Symbol: NBHC), Capitol Federal Financial Inc (Symbol: CFFN), and ProAssurance Corp (Symbol: PRA). Although NBHC has traded at a recent price of $42.64/share, the average analyst target is 21.48% higher at $51.80/share. Similarly, CFFN has 20.69% upside from the recent share price of $5.80 if the average analyst target price of $7.00/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting PRA to reach a target price of $18.25/share, which is 20.07% above the recent price of $15.20. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of NBHC, CFFN, and PRA:
Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:
Name
Symbol
Recent Price
Avg. Analyst 12-Mo. Target
% Upside to Target
SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF
SPSM
$46.39
$53.44
15.20%
National Bank Holdings Corp
NBHC
$42.64
$51.80
21.48%
Capitol Federal Financial Inc
CFFN
$5.80
$7.00
20.69%
ProAssurance Corp
PRA
$15.20
$18.25
20.07%
Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.
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Sum Up The Pieces: SPSM Could Be Worth $53

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/1/24, Realty Income Corp (Symbol: O), Ally Financial Inc (Symbol: ALLY), and Capitol Federal Financial Inc (Symbol: CFFN) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Realty Income Corp will pay its monthly dividend of $0.2635 on 11/15/24, Ally Financial Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.30 on 11/15/24, and Capitol Federal Financial Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.085 on 11/15/24. As a percentage of O's recent stock price of $60.41, this dividend works out to approximately 0.44%, so look for shares of Realty Income Corp to trade 0.44% lower — all else being equal — when O shares open for trading on 11/1/24. Similarly, investors should look for ALLY to open 0.85% lower in price and for CFFN to open 1.29% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for O, ALLY, and CFFN, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Realty Income Corp (Symbol: O):
Ally Financial Inc (Symbol: ALLY):
Capitol Federal Financial Inc (Symbol: CFFN):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 5.23% for Realty Income Corp, 3.42% for Ally Financial Inc, and 5.18% for Capitol Federal Financial Inc.
In Wednesday trading, Realty Income Corp shares are currently off about 1.4%, Ally Financial Inc shares are off about 0.1%, and Capitol Federal Financial Inc shares are off about 1.2% on the day.
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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Realty Income, Ally Financial and Capitol Federal Financial

(RTTNews) - Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) released a profit for its fourth quarter that increased from the same period last year
The company's bottom line came in at $12.1 million, or $0.09 per share. This compares with $9.6 million, or $0.07 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.
The company's revenue for the quarter rose 2.0% to $101.7 million from $99.7 million last year.
Capitol Federal Financial earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings (Q4): $12.1 Mln. vs. $9.6 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q4): $0.09 vs. $0.07 last year. -Revenue (Q4): $101.7 Mln vs. $99.7 Mln last year.
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Capitol Federal Financial Q4 Income Climbs

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/1/24, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (Symbol: NWBI), Capitol Federal Financial Inc (Symbol: CFFN), and Brown & Brown Inc (Symbol: BRO) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.20 on 2/14/24, Capitol Federal Financial Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.085 on 2/16/24, and Brown & Brown Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.13 on 2/14/24. As a percentage of NWBI's recent stock price of $12.98, this dividend works out to approximately 1.54%, so look for shares of Northwest Bancshares, Inc. to trade 1.54% lower — all else being equal — when NWBI shares open for trading on 2/1/24. Similarly, investors should look for CFFN to open 1.30% lower in price and for BRO to open 0.17% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for NWBI, CFFN, and BRO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (Symbol: NWBI):
Capitol Federal Financial Inc (Symbol: CFFN):
Brown & Brown Inc (Symbol: BRO):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 6.16% for Northwest Bancshares, Inc., 5.18% for Capitol Federal Financial Inc, and 0.67% for Brown & Brown Inc.
In Tuesday trading, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.1%, Capitol Federal Financial Inc shares are up about 1.9%, and Brown & Brown Inc shares are up about 0.3% on the day.
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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Northwest Bancshares, Capitol Federal Financial and Brown & Brown

In trading on Thursday, banking & savings shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.5%. Leading the group were shares of First Foundation, up about 13.9% and shares of Capitol Federal Financial up about 13.6% on the day.
Also showing relative strength are metals fabrication & products shares, up on the day by about 2.2% as a group, led by Ardagh Metal Packaging, trading up by about 9.5% and Masco, trading higher by about 5.9% on Thursday.
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Thursday Sector Leaders: Banking & Savings, Metals Fabrication & Products

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (Symbol: VIOV), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $96.36 per unit.
With VIOV trading at a recent price near $77.26 per unit, that means that analysts see 24.72% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of VIOV's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Cushman & Wakefield PLC (Symbol: CWK), Capitol Federal Financial Inc (Symbol: CFFN), and Rogers Corp. (Symbol: ROG). Although CWK has traded at a recent price of $7.55/share, the average analyst target is 53.42% higher at $11.58/share. Similarly, CFFN has 47.66% upside from the recent share price of $4.91 if the average analyst target price of $7.25/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting ROG to reach a target price of $195.00/share, which is 44.90% above the recent price of $134.58. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of CWK, CFFN, and ROG:
Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:
Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.
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