BNCCORP, Inc. (OTCMKTS:BNCC) Short Interest Up 14.3% in December

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

BNCCORP Price Performance

Shares of BNCCORP stock opened at $32.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. BNCCORP has a 52-week low of $20.10 and a 52-week high of $35.45. The company has a fifty day moving average of $31.73 and a 200-day moving average of $27.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $116.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.62 and a beta of 0.84.

BNCCORP (OTCMKTS:BNCC) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The bank reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $13.06 million during the quarter. BNCCORP had a return on equity of 7.47% and a net margin of 15.03%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.42 EPS.

BNCCORP Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th were given a $4.00 dividend. This is a boost from BNCCORP’s previous dividend of $2.25. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 30th.

About BNCCORP

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.