Sound Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:SFBC) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC - Get Free Report) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $46.45 and traded as high as $53.03. Sound Financial Bancorp shares last traded at $52.53, with a volume of 1,626 shares traded.

Sound Financial Bancorp Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market cap of $134.48 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.33 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $54.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.45.

Sound Financial Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be given a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 12th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.45%. Sound Financial Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.67%.

Insider Activity

In other Sound Financial Bancorp news, Director Robert F. Carney sold 925 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total transaction of $41,625.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 6,934 shares in the company, valued at $312,030. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have sold 1,203 shares of company stock worth $56,564 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 12.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Sound Financial Bancorp

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Arcus Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Sound Financial Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at $503,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Sound Financial Bancorp by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 16,811 shares of the bank's stock worth $739,000 after acquiring an additional 1,122 shares during the last quarter. Stilwell Value LLC grew its stake in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Stilwell Value LLC now owns 410,019 shares of the bank's stock worth $16,684,000 after acquiring an additional 2,041 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 7.4% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 12,660 shares of the bank's stock valued at $509,000 after purchasing an additional 875 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.85% of the company's stock.

Sound Financial Bancorp Company Profile

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Sound Community Bank that provides banking and other financial services for consumers and businesses. It accepts various deposits products comprising savings, money market deposit, NOW, and demand accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.