HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (HTB) To Go Ex-Dividend on November 12th

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE:HTB) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Wednesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 12th.

HomeTrust Bancshares Price Performance

NYSE HTB opened at $48.10 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $802.87 million, a PE ratio of 11.93 and a beta of 0.81. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $46.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.11. HomeTrust Bancshares has a 52-week low of $38.82 and a 52-week high of $52.50.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NYSE:HTB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $55.95 million during the quarter. HomeTrust Bancshares had a net margin of 23.19% and a return on equity of 11.12%. Sell-side analysts forecast that HomeTrust Bancshares will post 3.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Laura Kendall sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.13, for a total transaction of $511,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 24,229 shares in the company, valued at $1,238,828.77. The trade was a 29.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 11.02% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On HomeTrust Bancshares

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. California State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares during the first quarter worth approximately $37,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC increased its position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 12.9% during the second quarter. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC now owns 13,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $695,000 after purchasing an additional 1,589 shares in the last quarter. CrossGen Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares during the first quarter worth approximately $91,000. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares in the 1st quarter valued at $105,000. 60.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

HomeTrust Bancshares Company Profile

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc is the holding company for HomeTrust Bank, a community-focused financial institution headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina. The company provides banking services to individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations through a network of branches and digital banking channels.

HomeTrust Bank offers deposit products such as checking, savings, money market and certificate of deposit accounts, along with residential mortgages, home equity loans, consumer lending and commercial loans.