Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $13.87 and traded as high as $15.51. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares last traded at $15.51, with a volume of 363 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Trading Up 1.3%

The firm has a market capitalization of $47.89 million, a PE ratio of 10.55 and a beta of 0.41. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The bank reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 8.25% and a net margin of 13.75%.The firm had revenue of $5.91 million during the quarter.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 27th were issued a dividend of $0.135 per share. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 27th. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.73%.

Insider Activity at Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

In other news, Director Thomas Steen Trawick, Jr. sold 8,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.50, for a total transaction of $110,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 14,558 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $196,533. The trade was a 36.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 19.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc of Louisiana operates as the holding company for Home Federal Bank that provides various financial services to individuals, corporate entities, and other organizations. The company accepts various deposits, such as passbook savings, certificates of deposit, and demand deposit accounts.