HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) Short Interest Update

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 43,400 shares, a growth of 18.6% from the January 15th total of 36,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 43,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in HomeTrust Bancshares by 138.5% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,490 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 1,446 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in HomeTrust Bancshares by 28.4% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,499 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $119,000 after acquiring an additional 774 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares in the second quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Princeton Capital Management LLC bought a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares in the third quarter valued at approximately $222,000. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $233,000. 60.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on HTBI shares. Raymond James downgraded shares of HomeTrust Bancshares from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of HomeTrust Bancshares from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th.

HomeTrust Bancshares Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HTBI traded up $0.25 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $37.69. The company's stock had a trading volume of 23,134 shares, compared to its average volume of 38,920. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.11. HomeTrust Bancshares has a fifty-two week low of $23.55 and a fifty-two week high of $38.99. The business's 50 day moving average price is $35.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $35.03. The company has a market cap of $660.71 million, a P/E ratio of 11.78 and a beta of 0.86.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.08. HomeTrust Bancshares had a net margin of 18.57% and a return on equity of 10.43%. On average, analysts forecast that HomeTrust Bancshares will post 2.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HomeTrust Bancshares Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 13th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. HomeTrust Bancshares's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.00%.

HomeTrust Bancshares Company Profile

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for HomeTrust Bank that provides a range of retail and commercial banking products and services. The company's deposit products include savings, money market, noninterest-bearing, and interest-bearing checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit for individuals, business, and nonprofit organizations.