Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. Purchases 625 Shares of Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWBK)

Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. raised its stake in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWBK) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 15,214 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 625 shares during the period. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc.’s holdings in Hawthorn Bancshares were worth $431,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of HWBK. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Hawthorn Bancshares by 36.5% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 25,043 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $496,000 after purchasing an additional 6,700 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Hawthorn Bancshares by 5.2% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 27,169 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $680,000 after purchasing an additional 1,340 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 11.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 68,657 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,719,000 after acquiring an additional 6,955 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its position in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 42.6% in the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 7,368 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $209,000 after acquiring an additional 2,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 30.73% of the company’s stock.

Hawthorn Bancshares Price Performance

Shares of Hawthorn Bancshares stock opened at $32.75 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $30.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.72. Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. has a 52 week low of $17.86 and a 52 week high of $34.00. The company has a market capitalization of $228.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.55 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00.

Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter. Hawthorn Bancshares had a return on equity of 13.00% and a net margin of 16.65%.

Hawthorn Bancshares Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Saturday, March 15th will be given a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.32%. Hawthorn Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.12%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Hawthorn Bancshares from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Frank E. Burkhead sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.87, for a total value of $95,610.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 11,477 shares in the company, valued at approximately $365,771.99. The trade was a 20.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jonathan Holtaway sold 1,015 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.25, for a total value of $32,733.75. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 390,004 shares in the company, valued at $12,577,629. This represents a 0.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 9,457 shares of company stock worth $285,175. Corporate insiders own 23.40% of the company’s stock.

Hawthorn Bancshares Profile

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Hawthorn Bank that provides various banking services in the United States. It accepts checking, savings, money market, individual retirement, and other time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial and industrial, single payment personal, installment, commercial and residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as equipment, operating, and small business administration loans; and debit and credit cards.