American Century Companies Inc. Purchases 38,647 Shares of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI)

American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) by 13.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 329,246 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,647 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 1.88% of HomeTrust Bancshares worth $11,089,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 22,883 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $771,000 after buying an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Polaris Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in HomeTrust Bancshares during the 4th quarter worth $4,069,000. Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 97.7% during the 4th quarter. Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 52,828 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,779,000 after acquiring an additional 26,100 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 95,559 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,257,000 after purchasing an additional 15,916 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 15,871 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $542,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281 shares during the last quarter. 60.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on HTBI. StockNews.com assumed coverage on HomeTrust Bancshares in a report on Saturday, March 29th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on HomeTrust Bancshares from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th.

HomeTrust Bancshares Price Performance

HTBI opened at $36.53 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $640.28 million, a P/E ratio of 11.41 and a beta of 0.86. HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has a 12 month low of $23.55 and a 12 month high of $38.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.52.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.08. HomeTrust Bancshares had a return on equity of 10.43% and a net margin of 18.57%. On average, research analysts expect that HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. will post 3.02 EPS for the current year.

HomeTrust Bancshares Announces Dividend

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

About HomeTrust Bancshares

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.