Short Interest in 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOW) Increases By 33.3%

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOW) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,400 shares, an increase of 33.3% from the December 15th total of 3,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Stock Performance

BCOW opened at $9.50 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $10.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.47. The company has a market cap of $56.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.83 and a beta of 0.37. 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin has a 1-year low of $6.69 and a 1-year high of $10.69.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin stock. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOW) by 21.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 46,164 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,256 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned approximately 0.77% of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin worth $378,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.77% of the company’s stock.

About 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc operates as a holding company for PyraMax Bank, FSB that provides a range of financial services to commercial and retail customers. The company offers checking, savings, certificate of deposits, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan products include one- to four-family residential real estate, residential real estate construction, commercial real estate, and land development loans; commercial loans and lines of credit secured by non-real estate business assets; mortgages; and consumer loans, such as home equity lines of credit, automobile loans, and recreational vehicle loans.