Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Has $1.90 Million Stake in HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans cut its stake in HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) by 10.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 56,473 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 6,330 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned approximately 0.32% of HomeTrust Bancshares worth $1,902,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 28.4% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,499 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $119,000 after purchasing an additional 774 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $257,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 15,871 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $542,000 after acquiring an additional 1,281 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 22,883 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $771,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 82.2% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 27,226 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $928,000 after purchasing an additional 12,280 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HTBI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of HomeTrust Bancshares from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of HomeTrust Bancshares in a research note on Saturday. They set a “hold” rating for the company.

HomeTrust Bancshares Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:HTBI opened at $36.53 on Friday. HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has a 52-week low of $23.55 and a 52-week high of $38.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.11. The company has a market capitalization of $640.28 million, a P/E ratio of 11.41 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.48.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.08. HomeTrust Bancshares had a return on equity of 10.43% and a net margin of 18.57%. Sell-side analysts forecast that HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. will post 3.02 earnings per share for the current year.

HomeTrust Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 13th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. HomeTrust Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.00%.

HomeTrust Bancshares Company 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.