1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOW) Short Interest Up 123.5% in February

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOWGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 21,900 shares, an increase of 123.5% from the February 13th total of 9,800 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 26,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BCOW opened at $9.66 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market cap of $57.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.10 and a beta of 0.34. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $9.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.79. 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin has a 1-year low of $6.69 and a 1-year high of $10.69.

Institutional Trading of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BCOW. Black Maple Capital Management LP raised its holdings in 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Black Maple Capital Management LP now owns 113,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,139,000 after purchasing an additional 10,454 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin by 29.6% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 57,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $578,000 after purchasing an additional 13,195 shares during the period. IAG Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 33,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $331,000 after buying an additional 2,525 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin by 44.6% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 22,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 7,028 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 37.77% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin in a research report on Friday, March 7th.

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About 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin

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1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc operates as a holding company for PyraMax Bank, FSB that provides a range of financial services to commercial and retail customers. The company offers checking, savings, certificate of deposits, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan products include one- to four-family residential real estate, residential real estate construction, commercial real estate, and land development loans; commercial loans and lines of credit secured by non-real estate business assets; mortgages; and consumer loans, such as home equity lines of credit, automobile loans, and recreational vehicle loans.

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