Virtu Financial LLC Takes Position in Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC)

Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,467 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $235,000. Virtu Financial LLC owned 0.17% of Sound Financial Bancorp at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SFBC. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 10.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,095 shares of the bank’s stock worth $273,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC boosted its position in Sound Financial Bancorp by 97.1% in the fourth quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 5,530 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 2,725 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Sound Financial Bancorp by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,885 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,278,000 after buying an additional 1,407 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.85% of the company’s stock.

Sound Financial Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SFBC opened at $51.89 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $51.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $52.96. The stock has a market cap of $133.15 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.83 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $39.15 and a 12 month high of $55.99.

Sound Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:SFBC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The bank reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Sound Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 7.48% and a return on equity of 4.57%.

Sound Financial Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th were issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.46%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 12th. Sound Financial Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.22%.

About Sound Financial Bancorp

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Sound Community Bank that provides banking and other financial services for consumers and businesses. It accepts various deposits products comprising savings, money market deposit, NOW, and demand accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.