First Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCAP) Director Buys $15,845.00 in Stock

First Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCAP) Director John Shireman bought 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $31.69 per share, for a total transaction of $15,845.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 1,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $47,535. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

John Shireman also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, August 2nd, John Shireman purchased 1,000 shares of First Capital stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $31.93 per share, with a total value of $31,930.00.

First Capital Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of First Capital stock opened at $31.10 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.10. First Capital, Inc. has a 1 year low of $22.95 and a 1 year high of $37.01. The company has a market capitalization of $104.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.71 and a beta of 0.63.

First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 26th. The savings and loans company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $10.68 million for the quarter. First Capital had a net margin of 22.04% and a return on equity of 12.01%.

First Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 14th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 14th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.47%. First Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.25%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Capital

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in First Capital stock. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in shares of First Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCAP) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 1,123 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 11.65% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com assumed coverage on First Capital in a research report on Sunday, August 4th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company.

About First Capital

First Capital, Inc operates as the bank holding company for First Harrison Bank that provides various banking services to individuals and business customers. The company offers various deposit instruments, including non-interest-bearing checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and retirement savings plans.