First US Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSB - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $12.64 and traded as high as $13.50. First US Bancshares shares last traded at $13.45, with a volume of 1,593 shares traded.
First US Bancshares Price Performance
The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $13.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.75 million, a P/E ratio of 10.03 and a beta of 0.59.
First US Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter. First US Bancshares had a return on equity of 8.61% and a net margin of 13.21%.
First US Bancshares Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were given a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.10%. First US Bancshares's payout ratio is currently 21.05%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FUSB. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in First US Bancshares by 54.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 24,644 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $310,000 after buying an additional 8,690 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of First US Bancshares by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 31,761 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $398,000 after acquiring an additional 3,176 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of First US Bancshares during the third quarter valued at about $125,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of First US Bancshares by 13.6% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 52,713 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $611,000 after purchasing an additional 6,325 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 18.74% of the company's stock.
About First US Bancshares
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First US Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for First US Bank that provides commercial banking products and services. The company offers non-interest-bearing demand deposits, savings accounts, NOW accounts, money market demand accounts, individual retirement accounts, and time deposits.
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