FFD Financial Co. (OTCMKTS:FFDF) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

FFD Financial Co. (OTCMKTS:FFDF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a growth of 100.0% from the February 13th total of 100 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

FFD Financial Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of FFD Financial stock traded down $0.06 on Friday, hitting $34.00. 140 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,255. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $34.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $99.72 million, a PE ratio of 8.61 and a beta of 0.48. FFD Financial has a one year low of $26.30 and a one year high of $36.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

FFD Financial (OTCMKTS:FFDF) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 24th. The bank reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter. FFD Financial had a net margin of 25.61% and a return on equity of 17.19%.

FFD Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.305 dividend. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.59%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. FFD Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.89%.

FFD Financial Company Profile

FFD Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for First Federal Community Bank, National Association that provides various banking products and services. The company accepts checking and savings accounts. Its loan products include auto, boat, personal, term, commercial real estate, equipment, and home mortgage loans; and home equity and business lines of credit.