Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL)’s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $13.67 and traded as high as $15.98. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares last traded at $15.7450, with a volume of 573 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Trading Down 1.5%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.88. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.67. The stock has a market cap of $48.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.71 and a beta of 0.41.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The bank reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $5.91 million for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 8.33% and a net margin of 13.75%.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 27th were paid a dividend of $0.135 per share. This represents a $0.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 27th. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.73%.

Insider Activity at Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

In other news, Director Thomas Steen Trawick, Jr. sold 8,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.50, for a total value of $110,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,558 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $196,533. The trade was a 36.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 19.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Company Profile

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.