Barclays PLC Purchases 2,165 Shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT)

Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT) by 25.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,567 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 2,165 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned about 0.13% of Eagle Bancorp Montana worth $167,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fourthstone LLC boosted its position in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 1.1% in the third quarter. Fourthstone LLC now owns 520,663 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $8,221,000 after acquiring an additional 5,898 shares during the period. Brandes Investment Partners LP increased its position in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 14.3% during the 2nd quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 171,174 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,254,000 after purchasing an additional 21,441 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 93,172 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,236,000 after purchasing an additional 2,937 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 17.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 77,133 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after buying an additional 11,490 shares in the last quarter. Finally, John G Ullman & Associates Inc. boosted its stake in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter. John G Ullman & Associates Inc. now owns 62,574 shares of the bank’s stock worth $988,000 after purchasing an additional 7,382 shares in the last quarter. 35.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Price Performance

EBMT opened at $14.88 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $16.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $15.47. Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. has a 1 year low of $12.32 and a 1 year high of $17.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $119.34 million, a PE ratio of 13.78 and a beta of 0.53.

Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The bank reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.04. Eagle Bancorp Montana had a return on equity of 4.96% and a net margin of 7.03%. The business had revenue of $31.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.60 million. Research analysts anticipate that Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. will post 1.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Eagle Bancorp Montana

In related news, Director Peter Joseph Johnson sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.97, for a total value of $84,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 57,838 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $981,510.86. This represents a 7.96 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Kenneth M. Walsh sold 6,705 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.44, for a total value of $110,230.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 141,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,318,582.52. This represents a 4.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 12,795 shares of company stock worth $213,610. 6.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Eagle Bancorp Montana

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Opportunity Bank of Montana that provides various retail banking products and services to small businesses and individuals in Montana. It accepts various deposit products, such as checking, savings, money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit accounts.