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

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) saw a large increase in short interest in 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. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Performance

HFBL opened at $12.60 on Friday. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a one year low of $10.60 and a one year high of $15.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.26 and a beta of 0.51.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last announced its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $4.87 million during the quarter.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 5th were given a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.13%. This is a boost from Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 5th. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.24%.

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.