Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) Shares Break Below 200-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL)’s stock price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday. The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $20.90 and traded as low as $20.50. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana shares last traded at $20.52, with a volume of 19,976 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Trading Down 4.6%

The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $24.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.26 and a beta of 0.41.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The bank reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a return on equity of 10.69% and a net margin of 17.56%. The firm had revenue of $6.51 million for the quarter.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 16th. Investors of record on Monday, November 2nd will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 2nd. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana stock. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 7,059 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $148,000. BlackRock Inc. owned about 0.23% of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors own 21.12% of the company’s stock.

About Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc of Louisiana is the holding company for Home Federal Bank of Louisiana, a community-oriented financial institution headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana. The bank provides banking and financial services to individuals, families, and businesses in northwestern Louisiana.

Home Federal Bank’s services include deposit products such as checking, savings, money market, and certificate accounts, as well as residential mortgage lending, home equity loans, consumer loans, and commercial real estate and business lending.