Short Interest in William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN) Expands By 43.0%

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,300 shares, an increase of 43.0% from the November 30th total of 9,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 36,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in William Penn Bancorporation stock. Dryden Capital LLC increased its position in William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN - Free Report) by 722.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 228,560 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 200,773 shares during the period. William Penn Bancorporation makes up about 4.5% of Dryden Capital LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Dryden Capital LLC owned approximately 2.42% of William Penn Bancorporation worth $2,606,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.18% of the company's stock.

William Penn Bancorporation Stock Performance

NASDAQ:WMPN traded down $0.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $12.02. The stock had a trading volume of 11,162 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,122. William Penn Bancorporation has a twelve month low of $10.80 and a twelve month high of $13.87. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $110.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -200.33 and a beta of -0.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78.

William Penn Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WMPN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $4.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 million. William Penn Bancorporation had a negative return on equity of 0.19% and a negative net margin of 0.09%.

William Penn Bancorporation Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Investors of record on Monday, October 28th were paid a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 28th. William Penn Bancorporation's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -200.00%.

About William Penn Bancorporation

William Penn Bancorporation operates as the holding company for William Penn Bank that provides retail and commercial banking products and related financial services in the United States. The company offers time, savings, money market, and demand deposits; certificates of deposit; and non-interest bearing and interest-bearing checking, as well as money market, savings and club, and individual retirement accounts.