Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Short Interest Down 20.1% in March

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) saw a significant decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,634 shares, a decline of 20.1% from the March 15th total of 3,297 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,620 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HFBL traded up $0.05 during trading on Friday, reaching $19.25. The company had a trading volume of 1,759 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,063. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a twelve month low of $12.32 and a twelve month high of $20.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.10 million, a PE ratio of 11.46 and a beta of 0.37. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $18.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.96. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The bank reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 9.28% and a net margin of 15.47%.The company had revenue of $6.02 million during the quarter.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be issued a $0.135 dividend. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s payout ratio is 32.14%.

About Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc of Louisiana is a bank holding company headquartered in Louisiana. Through its subsidiary Home Federal Bank, F.A., the company delivers a full suite of retail and commercial banking products. Its deposit offerings include checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts and online banking services designed to meet the needs of individuals and small businesses.

The company’s lending portfolio encompasses residential mortgage loans, commercial real estate financing, construction and development loans, and various consumer credit products.