Short Interest in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Expands By 55.6%

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,800 shares, an increase of 55.6% from the August 31st total of 1,800 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Performance

HFBL opened at $12.60 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $12.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.99. The firm has a market cap of $39.69 million, a PE ratio of 9.26 and a beta of 0.51. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a twelve month low of $10.60 and a twelve month high of $15.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 26th. The bank reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 6.93% and a net margin of 10.74%. The business had revenue of $4.87 million for the quarter.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 5th were issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.13%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 5th. This is a boost from Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s payout ratio is 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.