Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Shares Pass Above 200-Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL)’s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $12.87 and traded as high as $13.43. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares last traded at $13.00, with a volume of 1,817 shares changing hands.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The stock has a market cap of $40.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.93 and a beta of 0.34. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $13.15 and its 200 day moving average is $12.88.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The bank reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $5.21 million during the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a net margin of 10.12% and a return on equity of 6.24%.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 12th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th were given a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 28th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.00%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s payout ratio is currently 47.71%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) by 22.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 114,621 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring 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 currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.