Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) Rating Lowered to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hawthorn Bancshares in a report on Friday, October 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Hawthorn Bancshares Price Performance

Hawthorn Bancshares stock opened at $37.82 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $260.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.90 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Hawthorn Bancshares has a 12 month low of $29.39 and a 12 month high of $40.60. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $39.12 and its 200-day moving average is $37.35.

Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $22.91 million during the quarter. Hawthorn Bancshares had a return on equity of 15.15% and a net margin of 22.77%.

Institutional Trading of Hawthorn Bancshares

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HWBK. Eagle Bluffs Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Eagle Bluffs Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,747 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $482,000 after buying an additional 497 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Hawthorn Bancshares by 1.6% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 158,332 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,335,000 after buying an additional 2,419 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its position in Hawthorn Bancshares by 39.1% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 9,607 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $335,000 after buying an additional 2,698 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in Hawthorn Bancshares during the 2nd quarter worth $192,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Hawthorn Bancshares during the 2nd quarter worth $562,000. Institutional investors own 30.73% of the company’s stock.

Hawthorn Bancshares Company Profile

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc is a bank holding company headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri. Through its subsidiary, Hawthorn Bank, the company provides a range of banking services to individuals, families, businesses and public-sector organizations.

Hawthorn Bank offers deposit products, personal and commercial lending, mortgage services, cash-management solutions, online and mobile banking, and other financial services. Its lending activities include consumer, residential real estate, commercial real estate and business loans.

The bank serves communities primarily throughout central Missouri, with locations in markets including Jefferson City, Columbia and surrounding areas.