Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. Purchases 26,100 Shares of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI)

Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) by 97.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 52,828 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 26,100 shares during the period. Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. owned about 0.30% of HomeTrust Bancshares worth $1,779,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HTBI. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 28.4% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,499 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $119,000 after buying an additional 774 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in HomeTrust Bancshares during the 2nd quarter worth $201,000. Princeton Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares during the 3rd quarter valued at $222,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares in the 3rd quarter valued at $257,000. Finally, Creative Planning acquired a new position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares in the 3rd quarter valued at $266,000. 60.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James lowered HomeTrust Bancshares from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of HomeTrust Bancshares from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th.

HomeTrust Bancshares Trading Down 1.1 %

NASDAQ HTBI opened at $36.77 on Monday. HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has a one year low of $23.55 and a one year high of $38.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market cap of $644.58 million, a P/E ratio of 11.49 and a beta of 0.86. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $35.27 and its 200-day moving average is $34.76.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.08. HomeTrust Bancshares had a net margin of 18.57% and a return on equity of 10.43%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. will post 2.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HomeTrust Bancshares Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. HomeTrust Bancshares’s payout ratio is presently 15.00%.

About HomeTrust Bancshares

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for HomeTrust Bank that provides a range of retail and commercial banking products and services. The company’s deposit products include savings, money market, noninterest-bearing, and interest-bearing checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit for individuals, business, and nonprofit organizations.