Short Interest in NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) Drops By 21.1%

NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,500 shares, a drop of 21.1% from the March 15th total of 1,900 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.0 days.

NASB Financial Price Performance

NASB opened at $33.65 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $36.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $37.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $243.42 million, a PE ratio of 8.63 and a beta of 0.14. NASB Financial has a 52 week low of $30.68 and a 52 week high of $38.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.37.

NASB Financial (OTCMKTS:NASB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter. NASB Financial had a return on equity of 7.01% and a net margin of 17.41%.

NASB Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.97%. NASB Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.64%.

About NASB Financial

NASB Financial, Inc operates as a unitary thrift holding company for North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company offers checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. It also mortgages and refinancing products, including conventional, veterans administration, federal housing administration, jumbo, and IRA residential real-estate loans.