Short Interest in John Marshall Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMSB) Expands By 13.3%

John Marshall Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:JMSB - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 55,300 shares, an increase of 13.3% from the January 15th total of 48,800 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days.

Insider Buying and Selling at John Marshall Bancorp

In related news, Director Lim Nguonly sold 6,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.00, for a total value of $144,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 66,765 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,602,360. This trade represents a 8.25 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 12.73% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in John Marshall Bancorp during the fourth quarter worth $105,000. Lido Advisors LLC purchased a new position in John Marshall Bancorp during the fourth quarter worth $251,000. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in John Marshall Bancorp during the fourth quarter worth $261,000. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of John Marshall Bancorp by 272.5% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 16,436 shares of the company's stock worth $325,000 after purchasing an additional 12,024 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of John Marshall Bancorp by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 16,423 shares of the company's stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 1,851 shares during the last quarter. 39.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

John Marshall Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of JMSB stock traded down $0.97 on Thursday, reaching $18.33. The company's stock had a trading volume of 10,755 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,870. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $19.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.42. John Marshall Bancorp has a 1 year low of $15.00 and a 1 year high of $26.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a market capitalization of $261.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.64.

John Marshall Bancorp (NASDAQ:JMSB - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter. John Marshall Bancorp had a net margin of 15.23% and a return on equity of 7.20%.

John Marshall Bancorp Company Profile

John Marshall Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for John Marshall Bank that provides banking products and financial services. The company accepts checking, demand, NOW, savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It offers residential and commercial construction and development loans, commercial term, mortgage, commercial real estate, industrial loans, and other commercial lines of credit; debit and credit cards; and treasury and cash management, investment, business and personal insurance, remote deposit capture, deposit sweep and online and mobile banking services.