Security Federal Corp. (OTCMKTS:SFDL) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Security Federal Corp. (OTCMKTS:SFDL) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 484 shares, an increase of 165.9% from the June 30th total of 182 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 714 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Security Federal Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS SFDL remained flat at $41.81 during mid-day trading on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $129.19 million, a P/E ratio of 10.45 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.03. Security Federal has a 1-year low of $30.64 and a 1-year high of $41.81.

Security Federal (OTCMKTS:SFDL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The bank reported $1.00 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $15.20 million during the quarter. Security Federal had a net margin of 15.72% and a return on equity of 12.60%.

Security Federal Company Profile

Security Federal Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Security Federal Bank that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit products, such as savings and checking accounts, money market accounts, fixed interest rate certificates with varying maturities, and individual retirement accounts. The company provides real estate loans comprising commercial real estate loans secured by non-residential commercial properties, churches, hotels, residential developments, and multi-family dwellings; one-to-four family residential real estate loans; and construction loans and loans for the acquisition, development, and construction of residential subdivisions and commercial projects.