FS Bancorp (FSBW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

FS Bancorp's stock was trading at $36.96 at the start of the year. Since then, FSBW shares have decreased by 16.4% and is now trading at $30.89.
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FS Bancorp saw a decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 49,700 shares, a decrease of 18.9% from the March 15th total of 61,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.6 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024.
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FS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSBW) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 24th. The bank reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.21. The bank earned $35.91 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $34.80 million. FS Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.16% and a net margin of 19.21%.

FS Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Thursday, February 22nd. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 7th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25.
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FS Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBW) pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.31%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 22.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FSBW will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.41% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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FS Bancorp's stock split on the morning of Thursday, July 15th 2021. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, July 15th 2021. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Thursday, July 15th 2021. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

21 employees have rated FS Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Joseph C. Adams on Glassdoor.com. Joseph C. Adams has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Joseph C. Adams in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 95.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at FS Bancorp to a friend.

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