Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI - Free Report) by 97.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 52,828 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 26,100 shares during the quarter. Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. owned 0.30% of HomeTrust Bancshares worth $1,779,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HTBI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 20.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 95,559 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,257,000 after acquiring an additional 15,916 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 32.9% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 58,609 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,997,000 after purchasing an additional 14,524 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 110,180 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 73,013 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 8.8% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 15,871 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $542,000 after buying an additional 1,281 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.94% of the company's stock.
HomeTrust Bancshares Trading Up 1.4 %
Shares of NASDAQ HTBI traded up $0.53 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $37.91. 21,641 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 39,993. HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has a twelve month low of $23.55 and a twelve month high of $38.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $664.56 million, a P/E ratio of 11.85 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.82. 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 (NASDAQ:HTBI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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, equities analysts expect that HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. will post 2.98 earnings per share for the current 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. HomeTrust Bancshares's payout ratio is 15.00%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms recently weighed in on HTBI. Raymond James lowered shares of HomeTrust Bancshares from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on HomeTrust Bancshares from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th.
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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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