Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Has $701,000 Stock Holdings in Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT) by 3.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 45,699 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,699 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.57% of Eagle Bancorp Montana worth $701,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBMT. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 17,838 shares of the bank’s stock worth $282,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 5.0% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 22,448 shares of the bank’s stock worth $354,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 25.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 10,567 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $167,000 after purchasing an additional 2,165 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 3.3% in 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. Finally, Fourthstone LLC raised its holdings in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Fourthstone LLC now owns 520,663 shares of the bank’s stock worth $8,221,000 after buying an additional 5,898 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 35.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Eagle Bancorp Montana

In other Eagle Bancorp Montana news, Director Peter Joseph Johnson sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.97, for a total transaction of $84,850.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 57,838 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $981,510.86. This represents a 7.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kenneth M. Walsh sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.11, for a total transaction of $151,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 126,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,904,358.63. The trade was a 7.35 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 16,090 shares of company stock worth $254,480. Insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of EBMT stock opened at $15.13 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. The company has a market capitalization of $121.34 million, a P/E ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 0.53. Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. has a 12-month low of $12.32 and a 12-month high of $17.62. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $15.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.58.

Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.15. Eagle Bancorp Montana had a net margin of 8.02% and a return on equity of 5.68%. Research analysts forecast that Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. will post 1.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.1425 per share. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This is a boost from Eagle Bancorp Montana’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. Eagle Bancorp Montana’s dividend payout ratio is presently 45.97%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Eagle Bancorp Montana from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Company Profile

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.