Insider Buying: Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) Director Buys 990 Shares of Company Stock

Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLST – Get Free Report) Director Kirk Kleiser bought 990 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $17.75 per share, with a total value of $17,572.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 21,089 shares in the company, valued at $374,329.75. The trade was a 4.93% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Catalyst Bancorp Price Performance

NASDAQ CLST traded up $0.13 on Friday, reaching $18.03. 5,849 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,559. Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $14.00 and a 12 month high of $20.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $17.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.66. The stock has a market cap of $72.66 million, a PE ratio of 26.13 and a beta of 0.11.

Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $5.81 million for the quarter. Catalyst Bancorp had a net margin of 12.48% and a return on equity of 4.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Catalyst Bancorp in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating. According to MarketBeat, Catalyst Bancorp presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Read Our Latest Stock Report on CLST

Institutional Trading of Catalyst Bancorp

An institutional investor recently bought a new stake in Catalyst Bancorp stock. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLST – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $414,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned about 0.62% of Catalyst Bancorp at the end of the most recent reporting period. 33.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Catalyst Bancorp

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Catalyst Bancorp, Inc is a bank holding company headquartered in Opelousas, Louisiana. Through its subsidiary, St. Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank, the company provides community banking services to individuals, families and businesses.

St. Landry Homestead offers a range of financial products, including deposit accounts, residential mortgage loans, consumer lending, commercial real estate loans and other business financing. Its services also include digital banking and related transaction and cash-management solutions.

Founded as a Louisiana-based mutual savings institution, St.

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