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

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) saw a significant decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,400 shares, a decrease of 14.3% from the September 15th total of 2,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Up 2.1 %

Shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana stock traded up $0.26 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $12.81. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 10,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,504. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.35 million, a P/E ratio of 9.42 and a beta of 0.51. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a 1-year low of $10.60 and a 1-year high of $15.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.01.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 26th. The bank reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $4.87 million during the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 6.90% and a net margin of 10.74%.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 5th were given a $0.13 dividend. This is an increase from Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 5th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.06%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.24%.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Company Profile

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.