Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Shares Pass Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $13.02 and traded as high as $13.18. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares last traded at $13.05, with a volume of 3,779 shares trading hands.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a market capitalization of $40.72 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.97 and a beta of 0.32. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.02.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The bank reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 6.21% and a net margin of 10.31%. The company had revenue of $5.21 million for the quarter.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th were paid a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 28th. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.71%.

Institutional Trading of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) by 22.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 114,621 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,389 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned about 3.66% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana worth $1,444,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 21.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc of Louisiana operates as the holding company for Home Federal Bank that provides various financial services to individuals, corporate entities, and other organizations. The company accepts various deposits, such as passbook savings, certificates of deposit, and demand deposit accounts.