Empowered Funds LLC Buys 1,100 Shares of Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CZWI)

Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CZWI) by 1.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 59,332 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC owned 0.59% of Citizens Community Bancorp worth $967,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Barclays PLC purchased a new position in shares of Citizens Community Bancorp in the 3rd quarter worth about $48,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Citizens Community Bancorp by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 104,125 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,476,000 after buying an additional 1,732 shares during the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Citizens Community Bancorp in the fourth quarter worth approximately $240,000. Finally, Fourthstone LLC bought a new position in Citizens Community Bancorp during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,520,000. Institutional investors own 55.11% of the company’s stock.

Citizens Community Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ CZWI opened at $15.65 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.80. Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. has a 12-month low of $10.14 and a 12-month high of $17.04. The firm has a market cap of $156.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.77 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Citizens Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:CZWI) last issued its earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The bank reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.27. Citizens Community Bancorp had a return on equity of 7.87% and a net margin of 13.79%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. will post 1.31 EPS for the current year.

Citizens Community Bancorp Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be issued a $0.36 dividend. This is a boost from Citizens Community Bancorp’s previous annual dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 2%. Citizens Community Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.06%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Citizens Community Bancorp from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd.

About Citizens Community Bancorp

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc operates as a bank holding company for Citizens Community Federal N.A. that provides various traditional community banking services to businesses, agricultural operators, and consumers. It accepts various deposit products, including demand deposits, savings and money market accounts, and certificates of deposit.