NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) Short Interest Down 16.7% in February

NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 2,000 shares, a decrease of 16.7% from the February 13th total of 2,400 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.0 days.

NASB Financial Price Performance

NASB stock opened at $36.53 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $37.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $37.38. NASB Financial has a 52 week low of $31.93 and a 52 week high of $38.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $264.26 million, a P/E ratio of 9.37 and a beta of 0.29.

NASB Financial (OTCMKTS:NASB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter. NASB Financial had a net margin of 17.41% and a return on equity of 7.01%.

NASB Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.74%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. NASB Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.64%.

About NASB Financial

NASB Financial, Inc operates as a unitary thrift holding company for North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company offers checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. It also mortgages and refinancing products, including conventional, veterans administration, federal housing administration, jumbo, and IRA residential real-estate loans.