First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) Coverage Initiated at StockNews.com

Research analysts at StockNews.com started coverage on shares of First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) in a research note issued to investors on Friday. The brokerage set a “hold” rating on the savings and loans company’s stock.

First Capital Trading Up 0.8 %

NASDAQ:FCAP opened at $37.05 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $33.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $124.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.38 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.70. First Capital has a 1 year low of $26.73 and a 1 year high of $38.00.

First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. First Capital had a return on equity of 10.84% and a net margin of 20.54%.

Institutional Trading of First Capital

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Siena Capital Partners GP LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Capital by 17.4% during the third quarter. Siena Capital Partners GP LLC now owns 103,032 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $3,602,000 after acquiring an additional 15,277 shares during the last quarter. Fourthstone LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Capital during the fourth quarter valued at $1,824,000. Truffle Hound Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Capital during the fourth quarter valued at $1,193,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Capital by 4.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 35,687 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $1,248,000 after acquiring an additional 1,520 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Capital by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 29,740 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $949,000 after acquiring an additional 675 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 11.65% of the company’s stock.

About First Capital

First Capital, Inc operates as the bank holding company for First Harrison Bank that provides various banking services to individuals and business customers. The company offers various deposit instruments, including non-interest-bearing checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and retirement savings plans.