Polaris Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 120,800 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $4,069,000. Polaris Capital Management LLC owned 0.69% of HomeTrust Bancshares as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 95,559 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,257,000 after acquiring an additional 15,916 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 32.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 58,609 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,997,000 after acquiring an additional 14,524 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 44.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 359,138 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $12,239,000 after acquiring an additional 110,180 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 84.3% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 159,663 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $5,441,000 after acquiring an additional 73,013 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 15,871 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $542,000 after acquiring an additional 1,281 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.94% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms have recently commented on HTBI. Raymond James lowered HomeTrust Bancshares from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on HomeTrust Bancshares from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th.
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HomeTrust Bancshares Trading Down 0.1 %
Shares of NASDAQ:HTBI traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $37.34. 10,387 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 38,527. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $35.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market cap of $654.48 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.68 and a beta of 0.86. HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $23.55 and a fifty-two week high of $38.99.
HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.08. HomeTrust Bancshares had a return on equity of 10.43% and a net margin of 18.57%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. will post 2.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.
HomeTrust Bancshares Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. HomeTrust Bancshares's dividend payout ratio is currently 15.00%.
About HomeTrust Bancshares
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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.
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