Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,600 shares, an increase of 6.7% from the December 15th total of 1,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HFBL traded down $0.68 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $12.81. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 523 shares, compared to its average volume of 950. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of $40.09 million, a P/E ratio of 11.75 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $12.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.51. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a fifty-two week low of $10.60 and a fifty-two week high of $14.60.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 10th. Investors of record on Monday, January 27th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 27th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.06%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio is 47.71%.

About Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc of Louisiana operates as the holding company for Home Federal Bank that provides various financial services to individuals, corporate entities, and other organizations. The company accepts various deposits, such as passbook savings, certificates of deposit, and demand deposit accounts.