Short Interest in William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) Drops By 40.5%

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 11,900 shares, a drop of 40.5% from the January 15th total of 20,000 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of William Penn Bancorporation

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB acquired a new position in shares of William Penn Bancorporation during the 4th quarter valued at $179,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. acquired a new position in shares of William Penn Bancorporation during the fourth quarter worth about $5,047,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of William Penn Bancorporation in the fourth quarter worth about $326,000. Finally, Gardner Lewis Asset Management L P acquired a new stake in shares of William Penn Bancorporation in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,827,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.18% of the company’s stock.

William Penn Bancorporation Trading Down 0.8 %

NASDAQ WMPN opened at $12.55 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $115.56 million, a P/E ratio of -104.57 and a beta of 0.02. William Penn Bancorporation has a 12 month low of $10.80 and a 12 month high of $13.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The company has a 50-day moving average of $12.31 and a 200-day moving average of $12.32.

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The company reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter. William Penn Bancorporation had a negative return on equity of 0.65% and a negative net margin of 2.90%.

William Penn Bancorporation Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 27th were issued a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 27th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. William Penn Bancorporation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -100.00%.

William Penn Bancorporation Company Profile

William Penn Bancorporation operates as the holding company for William Penn Bank that provides retail and commercial banking products and related financial services in the United States. The company offers time, savings, money market, and demand deposits; certificates of deposit; and non-interest bearing and interest-bearing checking, as well as money market, savings and club, and individual retirement accounts.