William D. O’brien Sells 2,353 Shares of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBHC) Stock

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBHC) SVP William D. O’brien sold 2,353 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.14, for a total transaction of $40,330.42. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 14,865 shares in the company, valued at $254,786.10. The trade was a 13.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Pathfinder Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of PBHC stock opened at $17.22 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $17.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.74. Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. has a 52-week low of $11.41 and a 52-week high of $19.86. The stock has a market cap of $81.28 million, a PE ratio of 28.70 and a beta of 0.22.

Pathfinder Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBHC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The savings and loans company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Pathfinder Bancorp had a return on equity of 3.07% and a net margin of 4.28%.

Pathfinder Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 17th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.32%. Pathfinder Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 66.67%.

Institutional Trading of Pathfinder Bancorp

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Fourthstone LLC grew its holdings in Pathfinder Bancorp by 69.2% during the third quarter. Fourthstone LLC now owns 79,721 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $1,262,000 after purchasing an additional 32,604 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Pathfinder Bancorp by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 58,960 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,006,000 after purchasing an additional 8,436 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in shares of Pathfinder Bancorp by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 288,511 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $5,049,000 after purchasing an additional 2,707 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Pathfinder Bancorp by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 19,640 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $335,000 after buying an additional 1,032 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp bought a new stake in shares of Pathfinder Bancorp in the 4th quarter valued at $229,000. 26.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Pathfinder Bancorp Company Profile

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc operates as a bank holding company for Pathfinder Bank that provides various banking and financial products and services in New York. The company's deposit products include checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts; certificates of deposit; and demand and time deposits.