Jonathan Holtaway Sells 6,604 Shares of Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWBK) Stock

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWBK - Get Free Report) Director Jonathan Holtaway sold 6,604 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.97, for a total transaction of $217,733.88. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 370,119 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,202,823.43. This represents a 1.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Jonathan Holtaway also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 9th, Jonathan Holtaway sold 389 shares of Hawthorn Bancshares stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.05, for a total transaction of $12,467.45.
• On Friday, December 6th, Jonathan Holtaway sold 1,015 shares of Hawthorn Bancshares stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.25, for a total transaction of $32,733.75.
• On Wednesday, November 13th, Jonathan Holtaway sold 5,053 shares of Hawthorn Bancshares stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.57, for a total transaction of $144,364.21.

Hawthorn Bancshares Price Performance

NASDAQ:HWBK traded down $0.64 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $32.20. The company's stock had a trading volume of 28,394 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,515. The company has a market capitalization of $225.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.34 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $30.88 and a 200-day moving average of $27.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $17.86 and a fifty-two week high of $34.00.

Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter. Hawthorn Bancshares had a net margin of 16.65% and a return on equity of 13.00%.

Hawthorn Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Saturday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.36%. Hawthorn Bancshares's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.12%.

Institutional Trading of Hawthorn Bancshares

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its stake in Hawthorn Bancshares by 42.6% in the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 7,368 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $209,000 after acquiring an additional 2,200 shares during the last quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. boosted its stake in Hawthorn Bancshares by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. now owns 15,214 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $431,000 after acquiring an additional 625 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in Hawthorn Bancshares by 36.5% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 25,043 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $496,000 after acquiring an additional 6,700 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Hawthorn Bancshares by 5.2% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 27,169 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $680,000 after acquiring an additional 1,340 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Hawthorn Bancshares by 11.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 68,657 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,719,000 after acquiring an additional 6,955 shares during the last quarter. 30.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Hawthorn Bancshares from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st.

Hawthorn Bancshares Company Profile

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Hawthorn Bank that provides various banking services in the United States. It accepts checking, savings, money market, individual retirement, and other time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial and industrial, single payment personal, installment, commercial and residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as equipment, operating, and small business administration loans; and debit and credit cards.