HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) Shares Sold by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC trimmed its position in HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) by 28.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,880 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 2,681 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares were worth $232,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares during the 2nd quarter valued at $201,000. Creative Planning acquired a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $266,000. Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in HomeTrust Bancshares in the 3rd quarter valued at $911,000. Princeton Capital Management LLC bought a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares during the third quarter worth about $222,000. Finally, Foundry Partners LLC raised its stake in HomeTrust Bancshares by 18.8% during the third quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 105,955 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,611,000 after acquiring an additional 16,775 shares in the last quarter. 60.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HTBI has been the subject of a number of research reports. Raymond James lowered HomeTrust Bancshares from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on HomeTrust Bancshares from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th.

HomeTrust Bancshares Stock Up 1.4 %

HomeTrust Bancshares stock opened at $37.91 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $35.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has a 1-year low of $23.55 and a 1-year high of $38.99. The company has a market cap of $664.56 million, a P/E ratio of 11.85 and a beta of 0.86.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.08. HomeTrust Bancshares had a net margin of 18.57% and a return on equity of 10.43%. Research analysts anticipate that HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. will post 2.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HomeTrust Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 13th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. HomeTrust Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.00%.

HomeTrust Bancshares Profile

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.