William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) Short Interest Down 15.5% in April

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN – Get Rating) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 50,100 shares, a decrease of 15.5% from the April 15th total of 59,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 18,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Creative Planning purchased a new stake in shares of William Penn Bancorporation in the third quarter valued at $272,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of William Penn Bancorporation by 55.2% in the third quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 20,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,000 after purchasing an additional 7,400 shares in the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of William Penn Bancorporation in the third quarter valued at $2,232,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of William Penn Bancorporation by 10.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 97,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,194,000 after purchasing an additional 9,149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Susquehanna International Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of William Penn Bancorporation by 117.8% in the fourth quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 32,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 17,540 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 22.07% of the company’s stock.

Shares of NASDAQ:WMPN opened at $11.61 on Wednesday. William Penn Bancorporation has a one year low of $11.15 and a one year high of $12.88. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $12.38 and a 200-day moving average of $12.35. The company has a market capitalization of $174.53 million, a PE ratio of 43.00 and a beta of 0.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.83.

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 2nd were issued a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 29th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.03%. William Penn Bancorporation’s payout ratio is currently 44.44%.

William Penn Bancorporation Company Profile (Get Rating)

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, and demand deposits; certificates of deposit; and checking, money market, savings and club, and individual retirement accounts.

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