Waterstone Financial (WSBF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Waterstone Financial's stock was trading at $14.20 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WSBF shares have decreased by 18.4% and is now trading at $11.59.
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Waterstone Financial saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 152,500 shares, a drop of 29.5% from the March 15th total of 216,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 53,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 23rd 2024.
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Waterstone Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBF) issued its earnings results on Monday, October, 18th. The savings and loans company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.18. The savings and loans company had revenue of $67.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $60.30 million. Waterstone Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.66% and a net margin of 5.20%.

Waterstone Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 5th.
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Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF) pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.54%. WSBF has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 130.43%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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8 employees have rated Waterstone Financial Chief Executive Officer Douglas Gordon on Glassdoor.com. Douglas Gordon has an approval rating of 76% among the company's employees.

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Waterstone Financial's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.11%). Insiders that own company stock include Douglas S Gordon, Michael L Hansen, Thomas E Dalum and William F Bruss.
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