Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) to Issue $0.19 Quarterly Dividend

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 31st,Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be paid a dividend of 0.19 per share by the bank on Wednesday, February 26th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.44%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 12th.

Sound Financial Bancorp has increased its dividend by an average of 3.8% per year over the last three years.

Sound Financial Bancorp Stock Performance

SFBC stock traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $52.86. The stock had a trading volume of 658 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,505. The stock has a market capitalization of $135.32 million, a PE ratio of 29.37 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $51.77. Sound Financial Bancorp has a fifty-two week low of $39.00 and a fifty-two week high of $55.99.

Sound Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:SFBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The bank reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter. Sound Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 7.48% and a return on equity of 4.57%.

Insider Transactions at Sound Financial Bancorp

In other Sound Financial Bancorp news, Director James E. Sweeney sold 592 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.57, for a total value of $31,121.44. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 2,942 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $154,660.94. This trade represents a 16.75 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,026 shares of company stock worth $54,446. 12.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Sound Financial Bancorp Company Profile

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Sound Community Bank that provides banking and other financial services for consumers and businesses. It accepts various deposits products comprising savings, money market deposit, NOW, and demand accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.