Central Plains Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPBI) Short Interest Down 17.8% in February

Central Plains Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPBI) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 17,100 shares, a decline of 17.8% from the February 13th total of 20,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Central Plains Bancshares Trading Down 0.1 %

CPBI stock traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $14.75. 4,444 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,306. Central Plains Bancshares has a 52 week low of $9.96 and a 52 week high of $15.50. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $14.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $14.03.

Central Plains Bancshares (NASDAQ:CPBI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter. Central Plains Bancshares had a return on equity of 4.63% and a net margin of 13.97%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Central Plains Bancshares

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Stilwell Value LLC increased its holdings in Central Plains Bancshares by 1,436.5% during the 4th quarter. Stilwell Value LLC now owns 307,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,597,000 after purchasing an additional 287,301 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in Central Plains Bancshares by 27.5% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 22,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after buying an additional 4,879 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Central Plains Bancshares by 15.5% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 34,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 4,612 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Central Plains Bancshares in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Institutional investors own 24.28% of the company’s stock.

Central Plains Bancshares Company Profile

Central Plains Bancshares, Inc focuses on providing various banking products and services to retail customers, and small and medium-sized commercial customers in Nebraska, the United States. It offers checking accounts, savings accounts, and certificate of deposit accounts. The company also provides one- to four-family residential mortgage loans secured by properties, as well as commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, multi-family residential real estate loans, construction and land development loans, agricultural real estate and non-real estate loans, and consumer loans.