FFD Financial Co. (OTCMKTS:FFDF) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

FFD Financial Co. (OTCMKTS:FFDF) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the February 13th total of 100 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

FFD Financial Stock Performance

FFDF stock traded down $0.06 during trading on Friday, reaching $34.00. 140 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,255. FFD Financial has a twelve month low of $26.30 and a twelve month high of $36.00. The company has a market capitalization of $99.72 million, a P/E ratio of 8.61 and a beta of 0.48. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

FFD Financial (OTCMKTS:FFDF) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 24th. The bank reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter. FFD Financial had a return on equity of 17.19% and a net margin of 25.61%.

FFD Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.305 per share. This represents a $1.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.59%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. FFD Financial’s payout ratio is 30.89%.

About FFD Financial

FFD Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for First Federal Community Bank, National Association that provides various banking products and services. The company accepts checking and savings accounts. Its loan products include auto, boat, personal, term, commercial real estate, equipment, and home mortgage loans; and home equity and business lines of credit.