Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLFP) Short Interest Up 215.0% in December

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLFP) saw a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,300 shares, an increase of 215.0% from the December 15th total of 2,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Heartland Financial USA Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of HTLFP opened at $25.24 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $25.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.27. Heartland Financial USA has a twelve month low of $24.28 and a twelve month high of $26.20.

Heartland Financial USA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.4375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.93%.

Heartland Financial USA Company Profile

Heartland Financial USA, Inc, a bank holding company, provides commercial, small business, and consumer banking services to individuals and businesses in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking, demand deposit accounts, NOW accounts, savings, money market, and individual retirement; certificates of deposit; and other time deposits.