Equitable Financial Corp. (OTCMKTS:EQFN) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Equitable Financial Corp. (OTCMKTS:EQFN) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 448 shares, an increase of 111.3% from the May 31st total of 212 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,981 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Equitable Financial Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:EQFN opened at $18.00 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $44.46 million, a PE ratio of 13.43 and a beta of 0.08. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $17.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.34. Equitable Financial has a 12-month low of $12.66 and a 12-month high of $18.00.

Equitable Financial (OTCMKTS:EQFN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $5.76 million for the quarter. Equitable Financial had a return on equity of 6.57% and a net margin of 9.70%.

About Equitable Financial

Equitable Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for Equitable Bank that provides various banking products and services in Nebraska, the United States. The company offers checking and savings accounts; recorder checks; online and mobile banking; remote deposit capture; voice banking; credit card processing; debit and gift cards; and safe deposit boxes. It also provides home, home equity, auto, personal, real estate and construction, operating lines of credit, small business administration, and agricultural loans, as well as equipment financing.