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Southern California Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCAL) Short Interest Up 5.3% in October

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Southern California Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCAL - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 439,600 shares, a growth of 5.3% from the September 30th total of 417,600 shares. Approximately 1.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 72,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.1 days.

Southern California Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BCAL traded up $0.07 during trading on Thursday, hitting $14.58. The company had a trading volume of 185,144 shares, compared to its average volume of 61,731. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $270.42 million, a P/E ratio of -181.38 and a beta of 0.74. Southern California Bancorp has a 12 month low of $12.30 and a 12 month high of $18.00.

Southern California Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCAL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 12th. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $22.18 million for the quarter. Southern California Bancorp had a net margin of 12.34% and a return on equity of 5.92%. As a group, analysts predict that Southern California Bancorp will post 1.03 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Southern California Bancorp from $23.00 to $19.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 2nd.

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Insider Activity at Southern California Bancorp

In other news, Director Lester Machado sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.37, for a total transaction of $143,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 15,437 shares of the company's stock, valued at $221,829.69. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 19.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of BCAL. Keystone Wealth Services LLC purchased a new stake in Southern California Bancorp in the 3rd quarter worth $617,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Southern California Bancorp in the third quarter worth $123,000. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Southern California Bancorp during the 2nd quarter worth about $359,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Southern California Bancorp by 2.4% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 267,898 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,609,000 after buying an additional 6,266 shares during the period. Finally, Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Southern California Bancorp by 0.8% during the second quarter. Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,131,513 shares of the company's stock valued at $15,241,000 after buying an additional 8,521 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.40% of the company's stock.

About Southern California Bancorp

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Southern California Bancorp operates as the holding company for Bank of Southern California, N.A. that provides various financial products to individuals, professionals, and small-to medium-sized businesses. The company offers checking, personal and business savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.

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