Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) Director James E. Sweeney Sells 592 Shares

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) Director James E. Sweeney sold 592 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.57, for a total transaction of $31,121.44. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 2,942 shares in the company, valued at approximately $154,660.94. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Sound Financial Bancorp Trading Up 3.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SFBC opened at $54.70 on Wednesday. Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. has a 52 week low of $35.78 and a 52 week high of $55.99. The company’s 50 day moving average is $53.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market cap of $140.03 million, a PE ratio of 35.75 and a beta of 0.68.

Sound Financial Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be given a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 12th. Sound Financial Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.67%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Stilwell Value LLC grew its position in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Stilwell Value LLC now owns 410,019 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $16,684,000 after buying an additional 2,041 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 16,811 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $739,000 after buying an additional 1,122 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 12,660 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $509,000 after buying an additional 875 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arcus Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Sound Financial Bancorp during the 3rd quarter worth $503,000. 68.85% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Sound Financial Bancorp

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Sound Community Bank that provides banking and other financial services for consumers and businesses. It accepts various deposits products comprising savings, money market deposit, NOW, and demand accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.