NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) Short Interest Up 25.0% in January

NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) saw a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,500 shares, an increase of 25.0% from the January 15th total of 2,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days.

NASB Financial Trading Up 0.0 %

NASB Financial stock traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $37.30. 896 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 533. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $37.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $37.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $270.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.56 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. NASB Financial has a fifty-two week low of $31.93 and a fifty-two week high of $38.90.

NASB Financial (OTCMKTS:NASB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter. NASB Financial had a return on equity of 7.06% and a net margin of 17.41%.

NASB Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. NASB Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.64%.

NASB Financial Company Profile

NASB Financial, Inc operates as a unitary thrift holding company for North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company offers checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. It also mortgages and refinancing products, including conventional, veterans administration, federal housing administration, jumbo, and IRA residential real-estate loans.