Sound Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:SFBC) Stock Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average of $42.93

Shares of Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $42.93 and traded as high as $54.53. Sound Financial Bancorp shares last traded at $54.04, with a volume of 967 shares.

Sound Financial Bancorp Stock Performance

The company’s 50 day moving average price is $47.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a market cap of $138.34 million, a PE ratio of 23.19 and a beta of 0.68.

Sound Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:SFBC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 29th. The bank reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $8.61 million during the quarter. Sound Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 6.78% and a return on equity of 3.91%.

Sound Financial Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 9th were issued a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 9th. Sound Financial Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Robert F. Carney sold 925 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total value of $41,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $312,030. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 12.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Sound Financial Bancorp by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 12,660 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $509,000 after purchasing an additional 875 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Sound Financial Bancorp by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 16,811 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $739,000 after purchasing an additional 1,122 shares during the period. Finally, Stilwell Value LLC boosted its holdings in Sound Financial Bancorp by 7.6% in the 4th quarter. Stilwell Value LLC now owns 407,978 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $15,911,000 after purchasing an additional 28,845 shares during the period. 68.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Sound Financial Bancorp Company Profile

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Sound Community Bank that provides banking and other financial services for consumers and businesses. It accepts various deposits products comprising savings, money market deposit, NOW, and demand accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.