Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Short Interest Update

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,800 shares, an increase of 220.0% from the January 31st total of 1,500 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Up 1.3 %

HFBL traded up $0.16 during trading on Friday, reaching $12.92. 1,020 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,638. The stock has a market cap of $40.48 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.85 and a beta of 0.48. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a fifty-two week low of $10.60 and a fifty-two week high of $14.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.74.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 10.12%.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 27th were given a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 27th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.02%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.71%.

Institutional Trading of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) by 22.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 114,621 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,389 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned approximately 3.66% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana worth $1,444,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 21.12% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.