Short Interest in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Expands By 6.7%

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,600 shares, a growth of 6.7% from the December 31st total of 1,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Down 0.9 %

HFBL opened at $12.58 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $39.36 million, a PE ratio of 11.54 and a beta of 0.48. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a 52 week low of $10.60 and a 52 week high of $14.14.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 6.26% and a net margin of 10.12%.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 10th. Investors of record on Monday, January 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.13%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 27th. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s payout ratio is 47.71%.

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.