Short Interest in William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) Decreases By 40.5%

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) saw a significant decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 11,900 shares, a decline of 40.5% from the January 15th total of 20,000 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 30,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of William Penn Bancorporation

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WMPN. Alliancebernstein L.P. acquired a new position in William Penn Bancorporation in the 4th quarter valued at about $5,047,000. Gardner Lewis Asset Management L P acquired a new position in shares of William Penn Bancorporation in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,827,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of William Penn Bancorporation during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $326,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB acquired a new stake in William Penn Bancorporation during the fourth quarter worth approximately $179,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 31.18% of the company’s stock.

William Penn Bancorporation Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of WMPN stock opened at $12.55 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.32. William Penn Bancorporation has a fifty-two week low of $10.80 and a fifty-two week high of $13.87. The stock has a market cap of $115.56 million, a P/E ratio of -104.57 and a beta of 0.02.

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 15th. The company reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter. William Penn Bancorporation had a negative return on equity of 0.65% and a negative net margin of 2.90%.

William Penn Bancorporation Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 27th were issued a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 27th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. William Penn Bancorporation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -100.00%.

About William Penn Bancorporation

William Penn Bancorporation operates as the holding company for William Penn Bank that provides retail and commercial banking products and related financial services in the United States. The company offers time, savings, money market, and demand deposits; certificates of deposit; and non-interest bearing and interest-bearing checking, as well as money market, savings and club, and individual retirement accounts.