Short Interest in William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) Declines By 45.9%

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 18,300 shares, a drop of 45.9% from the February 13th total of 33,800 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 14,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On William Penn Bancorporation

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB purchased a new stake in William Penn Bancorporation during the 4th quarter valued at $179,000. CSS LLC IL bought a new stake in shares of William Penn Bancorporation in the fourth quarter worth $182,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in William Penn Bancorporation during the fourth quarter valued at $326,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in William Penn Bancorporation by 79.2% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 34,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $413,000 after acquiring an additional 15,200 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in William Penn Bancorporation by 66.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 52,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,000 after purchasing an additional 20,883 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.18% of the company’s stock.

William Penn Bancorporation Stock Down 0.4 %

WMPN stock opened at $10.77 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $99.17 million, a P/E ratio of -89.74 and a beta of 0.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.77. William Penn Bancorporation has a 1-year low of $10.43 and a 1-year high of $13.87. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $12.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $12.30.

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 15th. The company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter. William Penn Bancorporation had a negative return on equity of 0.65% and a negative net margin of 2.90%.

William Penn Bancorporation Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 27th were issued a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 27th. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.11%. William Penn Bancorporation’s payout ratio is -100.00%.

About William Penn Bancorporation

William Penn Bancorporation operates as the holding company for William Penn Bank that provides retail and commercial banking products and related financial services in the United States. The company offers time, savings, money market, and demand deposits; certificates of deposit; and non-interest bearing and interest-bearing checking, as well as money market, savings and club, and individual retirement accounts.