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 trading volume of 2,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Performance

HFBL stock opened at $12.58 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $12.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.64. The company has a market capitalization of $39.39 million, a P/E ratio of 11.54 and a beta of 0.48. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a 1-year low of $10.60 and a 1-year high of $14.14.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 Dividend Announcement

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