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 target of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,600 shares, an increase of 6.7% from the December 31st total of 1,500 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

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

NASDAQ HFBL opened at $12.58 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $39.39 million, a PE ratio of 11.54 and a beta of 0.48. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a one year low of $10.60 and a one year high of $14.14. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $12.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.64.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last issued its 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 net margin of 10.12% and a return on equity of 6.26%.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a dividend 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.