HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE:HTB) Shareholders to Collect $0.15 Quarterly Dividend

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE:HTB) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Wednesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 12th.

HomeTrust Bancshares Stock Up 0.8%

NYSE:HTB traded up $0.36 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $47.72. 41,842 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 120,620. The firm has a market cap of $796.46 million, a P/E ratio of 12.53 and a beta of 0.81. HomeTrust Bancshares has a twelve month low of $38.82 and a twelve month high of $52.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.11. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $46.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.30.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NYSE:HTB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.23. HomeTrust Bancshares had a return on equity of 10.88% and a net margin of 22.50%. The firm had revenue of $55.95 million during the quarter. On average, research analysts expect that HomeTrust Bancshares will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at HomeTrust Bancshares

In other HomeTrust Bancshares news, Director Laura Kendall sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.13, for a total value of $511,300.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 24,229 shares in the company, valued at $1,238,828.77. The trade was a 29.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 11.02% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares during the 2nd quarter valued at about $83,715,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP acquired a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares in the first quarter worth approximately $35,667,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares in the first quarter worth approximately $19,884,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares in the second quarter worth approximately $4,099,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,647,000. 60.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

HomeTrust Bancshares Company Profile

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc is the holding company for HomeTrust Bank, a community-focused financial institution headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina. The company provides banking services to individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations through a network of branches and digital banking channels.

HomeTrust Bank offers deposit products such as checking, savings, money market and certificate of deposit accounts, along with residential mortgages, home equity loans, consumer lending and commercial loans.