Jane Street Group LLC Sells 1,247 Shares of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI)

Jane Street Group LLC decreased its holdings in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,461 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 1,247 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC owned 0.08% of HomeTrust Bancshares worth $493,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in HTBI. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 11.1% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 67,363 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,023,000 after purchasing an additional 6,723 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 2.0% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 22,647 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $680,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 20.1% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 239,722 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,199,000 after acquiring an additional 40,201 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 4.8% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 673,365 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $20,220,000 after acquiring an additional 30,891 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sierra Summit Advisors LLC bought a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares in the second quarter worth approximately $711,000. Institutional investors own 60.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on HTBI. Raymond James lowered HomeTrust Bancshares from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on HomeTrust Bancshares from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th.

HomeTrust Bancshares Stock Performance

Shares of HomeTrust Bancshares stock opened at $33.58 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $588.66 million, a PE ratio of 10.63 and a beta of 0.86. HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has a 52 week low of $23.55 and a 52 week high of $38.99. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $35.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.80 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $74.93 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $50.13 million. HomeTrust Bancshares had a return on equity of 10.41% and a net margin of 18.53%. Equities analysts anticipate that HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. will post 3.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HomeTrust Bancshares Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This is an increase from HomeTrust Bancshares’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.43%. HomeTrust Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is 15.19%.

About HomeTrust Bancshares

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for HomeTrust Bank that provides a range of retail and commercial banking products and services. The company’s deposit products include savings, money market, noninterest-bearing, and interest-bearing checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit for individuals, business, and nonprofit organizations.