Empowered Funds LLC Has $808,000 Stock Position in Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWBK)

Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWBK) by 4.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,496 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,327 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC owned about 0.41% of Hawthorn Bancshares worth $808,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 68,657 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,719,000 after purchasing an additional 6,955 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its stake in Hawthorn Bancshares by 42.6% during the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 7,368 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $209,000 after acquiring an additional 2,200 shares during the period. Finally, Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. raised its holdings in Hawthorn Bancshares by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. now owns 15,214 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $431,000 after acquiring an additional 625 shares in the last quarter. 30.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hawthorn Bancshares

In related news, Director Frank E. Burkhead sold 3,000 shares of Hawthorn Bancshares stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.87, for a total transaction of $95,610.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 11,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $365,771.99. This trade represents a 20.72 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jonathan Holtaway sold 6,604 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.97, for a total transaction of $217,733.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 370,119 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,202,823.43. This trade represents a 1.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 13,690 shares of company stock worth $446,810 over the last three months. Company insiders own 23.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Hawthorn Bancshares from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st.

Hawthorn Bancshares Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of Hawthorn Bancshares stock opened at $34.70 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $31.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $242.55 million, a PE ratio of 13.30 and a beta of 0.59. Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. has a 52-week low of $17.86 and a 52-week high of $35.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter. Hawthorn Bancshares had a net margin of 16.65% and a return on equity of 13.00%.

Hawthorn Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Saturday, March 15th will be paid a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Hawthorn Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is 29.12%.

Hawthorn Bancshares Company Profile

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Hawthorn Bank that provides various banking services in the United States. It accepts checking, savings, money market, individual retirement, and other time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial and industrial, single payment personal, installment, commercial and residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as equipment, operating, and small business administration loans; and debit and credit cards.