Community Bancorp (OTCMKTS:CMTV) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Community Bancorp (OTCMKTS:CMTV) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, a growth of 200.0% from the January 31st total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Community Bancorp Stock Performance

OTCMKTS CMTV traded up $0.38 on Friday, hitting $17.75. 813 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,210. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $17.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.69. Community Bancorp has a fifty-two week low of $14.31 and a fifty-two week high of $19.95. The firm has a market cap of $99.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.14 and a beta of 0.32.

Community Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, February 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 15th. Community Bancorp’s payout ratio is 44.04%.

Community Bancorp Company Profile

Community Bancorp. operates as the bank holding company for Community National Bank that provides financial services to individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and municipalities in northern and central Vermont. It offers financing for commercial business properties, equipment, inventories, and accounts receivable, as well as standby letters of credit; and business checking and other deposit accounts, cash management services, repurchase agreements, ACH and wire transfer services, card processing, and remote deposit capture.