Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,600 shares, a growth of 6.7% from the December 15th total of 1,500 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 2,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Performance

Shares of HFBL stock opened at $12.81 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.75 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 $14.60. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 27th will be given a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 27th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.06%. 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.