Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. Acquires 26,100 Shares of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI)

Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) by 97.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 52,828 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,100 shares during the quarter. Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares were worth $1,779,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in HTBI. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 28.4% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,499 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $119,000 after purchasing an additional 774 shares in the last quarter. Princeton Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in HomeTrust Bancshares during the third quarter valued at $222,000. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in HomeTrust Bancshares during the second quarter worth approximately $201,000. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares in the 3rd quarter valued at $257,000. Finally, Creative Planning acquired a new position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares during the third quarter valued at about $266,000. 60.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

HomeTrust Bancshares Stock Performance

NASDAQ HTBI opened at $36.77 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.76. HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has a 12-month low of $23.55 and a 12-month high of $38.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm has a market cap of $644.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.49 and a beta of 0.86.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.08. HomeTrust Bancshares had a net margin of 18.57% and a return on equity of 10.43%. On average, equities analysts forecast that HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. will post 2.98 EPS for the current year.

HomeTrust Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. HomeTrust Bancshares’s payout ratio is currently 15.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on HTBI. Raymond James lowered shares of HomeTrust Bancshares from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on shares of HomeTrust Bancshares from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th.

HomeTrust Bancshares Profile

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for HomeTrust Bank that provides a range of retail and commercial banking products and services. The company’s deposit products include savings, money market, noninterest-bearing, and interest-bearing checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit for individuals, business, and nonprofit organizations.