WVS Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:WVFC) Short Interest Up 100.0% in May

WVS Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:WVFC) saw a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the May 15th total of 100 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

WVS Financial Price Performance

NASDAQ:WVFC opened at $12.43 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $23.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.68 and a beta of 0.11. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.20. The company’s 50-day moving average is $12.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.53. WVS Financial has a 12-month low of $12.01 and a 12-month high of $13.60.

WVS Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 13th were issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a yield of 4.52%. This is a positive change from WVS Financial’s previous dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. WVS Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 39.22%.

About WVS Financial

WVS Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for West View Savings Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, including regular savings accounts, demand accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit, as well as individual retirement account certificates.