Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $13.77 and traded as high as $15.36. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares last traded at $15.6290, with a volume of 174 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Trading Down 0.0%

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of $48.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.63 and a beta of 0.41.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The bank reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $5.91 million during the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 8.25% and a net margin of 13.75%.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 10th. Investors of record on Monday, October 27th were issued a $0.135 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 27th. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.73%.

Insider Transactions at Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

In other Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana news, Director Thomas Steen Trawick, Jr. sold 8,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.50, for a total value of $110,700.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,558 shares in the company, valued at approximately $196,533. This trade represents a 36.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 19.40% 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.