Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Share Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $12.74 and traded as high as $13.05. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares last traded at $13.00, with a volume of 4,167 shares traded.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Trading Down 0.4 %

The stock has a market capitalization of $40.73 million, a PE ratio of 11.93 and a beta of 0.47. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $12.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $12.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 10.12%.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 10th. Investors of record on Monday, January 27th were issued a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 27th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.00%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.71%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) by 22.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 114,621 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,389 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned 3.66% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana worth $1,444,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 21.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc of Louisiana operates as the holding company for Home Federal Bank that provides various financial services to individuals, corporate entities, and other organizations. The company accepts various deposits, such as passbook savings, certificates of deposit, and demand deposit accounts.