Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUBN) Short Interest Up 34.8% in January

Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUBN) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,100 shares, a growth of 34.8% from the December 31st total of 2,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Auburn National Bancorporation

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in Auburn National Bancorporation by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $243,000 after buying an additional 536 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Auburn National Bancorporation by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,368 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $535,000 after purchasing an additional 1,429 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Auburn National Bancorporation by 14.9% during the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 28,390 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $650,000 after purchasing an additional 3,691 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors acquired a new position in Auburn National Bancorporation during the third quarter worth $211,000. Finally, RBF Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Auburn National Bancorporation in the third quarter valued at $229,000. Institutional investors own 39.46% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Auburn National Bancorporation in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock.

Auburn National Bancorporation Stock Down 1.9 %

Auburn National Bancorporation stock traded down $0.41 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $21.52. 1,620 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,748. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $21.15. Auburn National Bancorporation has a twelve month low of $16.48 and a twelve month high of $25.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.10 million, a PE ratio of 11.70 and a beta of 0.52.

Auburn National Bancorporation (NASDAQ:AUBN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter. Auburn National Bancorporation had a return on equity of 8.20% and a net margin of 2.43%.

Auburn National Bancorporation Company Profile

Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc operates as the bank holding company for AuburnBank that provides various banking products and services in East Alabama. The company offers checking, savings, and transaction deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial, financial, agricultural, real estate construction, and consumer loan products; and other financial services.