Short Interest in William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) Grows By 43.0%

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,300 shares, an increase of 43.0% from the November 30th total of 9,300 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 36,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On William Penn Bancorporation

An institutional investor recently raised its position in William Penn Bancorporation stock. Dryden Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) by 722.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 228,560 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 200,773 shares during the period. William Penn Bancorporation comprises approximately 4.5% of Dryden Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. Dryden Capital LLC owned about 2.42% of William Penn Bancorporation worth $2,606,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 31.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

William Penn Bancorporation Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of WMPN opened at $12.02 on Friday. William Penn Bancorporation has a 1-year low of $10.80 and a 1-year high of $13.87. The company has a market capitalization of $110.68 million, a P/E ratio of -200.33 and a beta of -0.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.17.

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.05. William Penn Bancorporation had a negative net margin of 0.09% and a negative return on equity of 0.19%. The firm had revenue of $4.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 million.

William Penn Bancorporation Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Investors of record on Monday, October 28th were given a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 28th. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.00%. William Penn Bancorporation’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -200.00%.

William Penn Bancorporation Company Profile

William Penn Bancorporation operates as the holding company for William Penn Bank that provides retail and commercial banking products and related financial services in the United States. The company offers time, savings, money market, and demand deposits; certificates of deposit; and non-interest bearing and interest-bearing checking, as well as money market, savings and club, and individual retirement accounts.