Short Interest in Security Federal Co. (OTCMKTS:SFDL) Declines By 33.3%

Security Federal Co. (OTCMKTS:SFDL) saw a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a decline of 33.3% from the January 31st total of 300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Security Federal Stock Down 0.2 %

OTCMKTS:SFDL traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $29.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,647 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,136. The stock has a market capitalization of $95.34 million, a P/E ratio of 10.81 and a beta of 0.46. Security Federal has a 52-week low of $22.00 and a 52-week high of $30.23. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $28.86 and a 200-day moving average of $27.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95.

Security Federal (OTCMKTS:SFDL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The bank reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter. Security Federal had a net margin of 11.20% and a return on equity of 10.26%.

Security Federal Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.01%. This is a boost from Security Federal’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Security Federal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.74%.

About Security Federal

Security Federal Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Security Federal Bank that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit products, such as savings and checking accounts, money market accounts, fixed interest rate certificates with varying maturities, and individual retirement accounts.