Short Interest in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Rises By 6.7%

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,600 shares, an increase of 6.7% from the December 31st total of 1,500 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HFBL opened at $12.58 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.39 million, a P/E ratio of 11.54 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.64. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a twelve month low of $10.60 and a twelve month high of $14.14.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 6.26% and a net margin of 10.12%.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 27th will be issued a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 27th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.13%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 47.71%.

About Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

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.