Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Short Interest Up 19.7% in February

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) saw a significant increase in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 2,992 shares, an increase of 19.7% from the February 12th total of 2,499 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 973 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.1 days. Based on an average trading volume of 973 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Performance

HFBL stock remained flat at $17.56 during mid-day trading on Tuesday. 1,070 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,754. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a fifty-two week low of $12.32 and a fifty-two week high of $20.00. The firm has a market cap of $53.91 million, a PE ratio of 10.45 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $18.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.34.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The bank reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a net margin of 15.47% and a return on equity of 9.28%. The firm had revenue of $6.02 million during the quarter.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.135 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a $0.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.14%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana in a research note on Friday, January 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold”.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Company Profile

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc of Louisiana is a bank holding company headquartered in Louisiana. Through its subsidiary Home Federal Bank, F.A., the company delivers a full suite of retail and commercial banking products. Its deposit offerings include checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts and online banking services designed to meet the needs of individuals and small businesses.

The company’s lending portfolio encompasses residential mortgage loans, commercial real estate financing, construction and development loans, and various consumer credit products.