William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) Short Interest Update

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) was the target of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 25,300 shares, an increase of 31.8% from the October 15th total of 19,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 31,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

William Penn Bancorporation Stock Performance

William Penn Bancorporation stock opened at $12.97 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.02. William Penn Bancorporation has a one year low of $10.80 and a one year high of $13.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78.

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.05. William Penn Bancorporation had a negative net margin of 0.09% and a negative return on equity of 0.19%. The business had revenue of $4.79 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 million.

William Penn Bancorporation Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 28th were issued a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 28th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On William Penn Bancorporation

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in William Penn Bancorporation stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,027 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,000. 31.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About William Penn Bancorporation

William Penn Bancorporation operates as the holding company for William Penn Bank that provides retail and commercial banking products and related financial services in the United States. The company offers time, savings, money market, and demand deposits; certificates of deposit; and non-interest bearing and interest-bearing checking, as well as money market, savings and club, and individual retirement accounts.