First US Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSB) Short Interest Up 33.3% in January

First US Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSB) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,200 shares, a growth of 33.3% from the December 31st total of 3,900 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 5,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

First US Bancshares Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of First US Bancshares stock traded up $0.30 during trading on Thursday, hitting $12.56. 877 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,562. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $13.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.75. The stock has a market cap of $71.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.97 and a beta of 0.92. First US Bancshares has a 12-month low of $8.66 and a 12-month high of $14.30.

First US Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. First US Bancshares had a return on equity of 9.31% and a net margin of 14.25%.

First US Bancshares Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.23%. This is a boost from First US Bancshares’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. First US Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in First US Bancshares stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of First US Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSB) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 11,274 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $125,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC owned about 0.20% of First US Bancshares as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 18.74% of the company’s stock.

About First US Bancshares

First US Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for First US Bank that provides commercial banking products and services. The company offers non-interest-bearing demand deposits, savings accounts, NOW accounts, money market demand accounts, individual retirement accounts, and time deposits.