United Security Bancshares Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.12 (NASDAQ:UBFO)

United Security Bancshares (NASDAQ:UBFO - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, March 25th, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 7th will be paid a dividend of 0.12 per share by the financial services provider on Tuesday, April 22nd. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.29%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 7th.

United Security Bancshares has increased its dividend payment by an average of 2.9% per year over the last three years.

United Security Bancshares Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ UBFO traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $9.07. 18,128 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 23,220. The company has a market cap of $156.51 million, a PE ratio of 10.55 and a beta of 0.54. United Security Bancshares has a twelve month low of $7.02 and a twelve month high of $10.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.39.

United Security Bancshares (NASDAQ:UBFO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. United Security Bancshares had a net margin of 22.58% and a return on equity of 11.54%.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in United Security Bancshares stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of United Security Bancshares (NASDAQ:UBFO - Free Report) by 1,292.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,648 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 3,386 shares during the quarter. Bank of America Corp DE's holdings in United Security Bancshares were worth $37,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 30.88% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About United Security Bancshares

United Security Bancshares operates as the bank holding company for United Security Bank, a state-chartered bank that provides a range of commercial banking services to the business and professional community, and individuals in California. The company accepts various deposit products, including personal and business checking accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, and time certificates of deposit.