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

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $12.75 and traded as high as $12.78. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares last traded at $12.73, with a volume of 689 shares traded.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Trading Down 3.9 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.88 million, a P/E ratio of 11.68 and a beta of 0.48. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $12.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.75.

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

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 10th. Investors of record on Monday, January 27th were paid a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 27th. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s payout ratio is currently 47.71%.

Institutional Trading of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) by 22.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 114,621 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,389 shares during the quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned approximately 3.66% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana worth $1,444,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.12% of the company’s stock.

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.