Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUBN) Short Interest Update

Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUBN) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,300 shares, an increase of 22.9% from the January 15th total of 3,500 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Institutional Trading of Auburn National Bancorporation

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Auburn National Bancorporation by 14.9% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 28,390 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $650,000 after purchasing an additional 3,691 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Auburn National Bancorporation by 5.3% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $243,000 after buying an additional 536 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Auburn National Bancorporation in the third quarter valued at approximately $211,000. RBF Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Auburn National Bancorporation during the third quarter valued at approximately $229,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Auburn National Bancorporation by 6.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,368 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $535,000 after acquiring an additional 1,429 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.46% of the company’s stock.

Auburn National Bancorporation Stock Performance

NASDAQ AUBN traded up $0.37 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $21.12. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,694 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,911. The stock has a market cap of $73.69 million, a PE ratio of 11.48 and a beta of 0.52. The company’s 50-day moving average is $22.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.35. Auburn National Bancorporation has a fifty-two week low of $16.48 and a fifty-two week high of $25.40.

Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter. Auburn National Bancorporation had a net margin of 2.43% and a return on equity of 8.20%.

Auburn National Bancorporation Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.11%. Auburn National Bancorporation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 58.70%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on Auburn National Bancorporation in a report on Saturday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock.

About Auburn National Bancorporation

Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc operates as the bank holding company for AuburnBank that provides various banking products and services in East Alabama. The company offers checking, savings, and transaction deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial, financial, agricultural, real estate construction, and consumer loan products; and other financial services.