Short Interest in BNCCORP, Inc. (OTCMKTS:BNCC) Rises By 14.3%

BNCCORP, Inc. (OTCMKTS:BNCC) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 800 shares, a growth of 14.3% from the December 31st total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

BNCCORP Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of BNCC traded down $0.11 on Friday, reaching $31.77. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 465 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,181. The stock has a market capitalization of $112.45 million, a PE ratio of 14.37 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. BNCCORP has a twelve month low of $20.10 and a twelve month high of $35.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $32.33 and a 200-day moving average of $28.41.

BNCCORP (OTCMKTS:BNCC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The bank reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. BNCCORP had a return on equity of 7.47% and a net margin of 15.03%.

BNCCORP Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Monday, December 30th were given a dividend of $4.00 per share. This is a positive change from BNCCORP’s previous dividend of $2.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th.

BNCCORP Company Profile

BNCCORP, Inc operates as the bank holding company for BNC National Bank that provides community banking, retail and mortgage banking, and wealth management services to businesses and consumers. The company offers commercial banking services, including business financing, commercial real estate lending, small business administration loans, business checking, cash management, corporate credit cards, and merchant services to small to middle-market businesses.