Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWBK) Director Jonathan Holtaway Sells 6,604 Shares

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWBK) Director Jonathan Holtaway sold 6,604 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.97, for a total transaction of $217,733.88. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 370,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,202,823.43. This trade represents a 1.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Jonathan Holtaway also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 9th, Jonathan Holtaway sold 389 shares of Hawthorn Bancshares stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.05, for a total value of $12,467.45.
• On Friday, December 6th, Jonathan Holtaway sold 1,015 shares of Hawthorn Bancshares stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.25, for a total transaction of $32,733.75.
• On Wednesday, November 13th, Jonathan Holtaway sold 5,053 shares of Hawthorn Bancshares stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.57, for a total value of $144,364.21.

Hawthorn Bancshares Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:HWBK opened at $32.75 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $228.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.55 and a beta of 0.59. Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. has a 12 month low of $17.86 and a 12 month high of $34.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $30.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.97.

Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Hawthorn Bancshares had a return on equity of 13.00% and a net margin of 16.65%.

Hawthorn Bancshares Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Saturday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Hawthorn Bancshares’s payout ratio is 29.12%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HWBK. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 68,657 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,719,000 after acquiring an additional 6,955 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Hawthorn Bancshares by 5.2% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 27,169 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $680,000 after purchasing an additional 1,340 shares during the last quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. boosted its position in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. now owns 15,214 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $431,000 after buying an additional 625 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 36.5% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 25,043 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $496,000 after buying an additional 6,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its holdings in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 42.6% in the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 7,368 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $209,000 after buying an additional 2,200 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 30.73% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hawthorn Bancshares from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st.

Hawthorn Bancshares Company Profile

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Hawthorn Bank that provides various banking services in the United States. It accepts checking, savings, money market, individual retirement, and other time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial and industrial, single payment personal, installment, commercial and residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as equipment, operating, and small business administration loans; and debit and credit cards.