First US Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

First US Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSB) passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $12.27 and traded as high as $13.50. First US Bancshares shares last traded at $13.37, with a volume of 15,159 shares traded.

First US Bancshares Stock Down 0.9 %

The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.42 million, a P/E ratio of 10.05 and a beta of 0.94. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.31.

First US Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. First US Bancshares had a net margin of 13.21% and a return on equity of 8.61%.

First US Bancshares Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.09%. First US Bancshares’s payout ratio is 21.05%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FUSB. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of First US Bancshares in the 3rd quarter worth about $125,000. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in First US Bancshares by 54.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 24,644 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $310,000 after purchasing an additional 8,690 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in First US Bancshares by 13.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 52,713 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $611,000 after purchasing an additional 6,325 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in First US Bancshares by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 31,761 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $398,000 after purchasing an additional 3,176 shares during the last quarter. 18.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

First US Bancshares Company Profile

First US Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for First US Bank that provides commercial banking products and services. The company offers non-interest-bearing demand deposits, savings accounts, NOW accounts, money market demand accounts, individual retirement accounts, and time deposits.