Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Short Interest Update

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,800 shares, a growth of 220.0% from the January 31st total of 1,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HFBL opened at $12.73 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market cap of $39.88 million, a PE ratio of 11.68 and a beta of 0.48. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.75. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a 1-year low of $10.60 and a 1-year high of $14.08.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 10.12%.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 10th. Investors of record on Monday, January 27th were given a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 27th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.09%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.71%.

Institutional Trading of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) by 22.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 114,621 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,389 shares during the quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned about 3.66% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana worth $1,444,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.12% of the company’s stock.

About Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc of Louisiana operates as the holding company for Home Federal Bank that provides various financial services to individuals, corporate entities, and other organizations. The company accepts various deposits, such as passbook savings, certificates of deposit, and demand deposit accounts.