StockNews.com Begins Coverage on Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK)

Equities research analysts at StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) in a note issued to investors on Monday. The brokerage set a “hold” rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

Hawthorn Bancshares Trading Up 0.1 %

HWBK stock opened at $27.73 on Monday. Hawthorn Bancshares has a one year low of $17.86 and a one year high of $29.66. The stock has a market cap of $193.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.81 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $24.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. acquired a new position in Hawthorn Bancshares in the first quarter valued at about $381,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 278,318 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,686,000 after acquiring an additional 12,800 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 36.5% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 25,043 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $496,000 after acquiring an additional 6,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Hawthorn Bancshares by 7.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 24,029 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $491,000 after acquiring an additional 1,750 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 30.73% of the company’s stock.

Hawthorn Bancshares Company Profile

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Hawthorn Bank that provides various banking services in the United States. It accepts checking, savings, money market, individual retirement, and other time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial and industrial, single payment personal, installment, commercial and residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as equipment, operating, and small business administration loans; and debit and credit cards.