Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (HFBL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana operates as the holding company for Home Federal Bank that provides various financial services to individuals, corporate entities, and other organizations. The company accepts various deposits, such as passbook savings, certificates of deposit, and demand deposit accounts. Its loan products include one-to-four family residential real estate loans; commercial real estate secured loans; multi-family residential loans; commercial business loans; land loans; construction loans; home equity and second mortgage loans; lines of credit; and consumer non-real estate loans, including loans secured by deposit accounts, automobile loans, overdrafts, and other unsecured loans. The company operates through branches in Shreveport, Bossier City, Minden, and Benton, Louisiana. The company was founded in 1924 and is based in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.16 to $12.16
• 50-Day Range: $12.12 to $14.00
• 52-Week Range: $10.60 to $15.81
• Volume: 1,025 shs
• Average Volume: 2,424 shs
• Market Capitalization: $38.09 million
• P/E Ratio: 11.16
• Dividend Yield: 4.28%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 226th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is 11.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.35.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is 11.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 43.20.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a P/B Ratio of 0.73. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.06% of the float of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has recently decreased by 54.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.13%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is 47.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.06% of the float of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has recently decreased by 54.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.48

News Sentiment

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

25.60% of the stock of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 21.12% of the stock of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is held by institutions.

HFBL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HFBL shares performed this year?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's stock was trading at $14.34 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, HFBL stock has decreased by 15.2% and is now trading at $12.16.
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How were Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's earnings last quarter?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The bank reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter. The bank earned $4.59 million during the quarter. Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had a net margin of 10.05% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.29%.

How do I buy shares of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana investors own include Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), ONEOK (OKE), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Amgen (AMGN) and Churchill Downs (CHDN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/28/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 8/19 Dividend: 8/05/2024
• Dividend Payable: 8/19/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/11 Dividend: 10/28/2024
• Today: 11/02/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/11/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Federal savings institutions
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HFBL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1500375
• Web: www.hfbla.com
• Phone: (318) 222-1145
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 70
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $3.59 million
• Net Margins: 10.05%
• Pretax Margin: 12.16%
• Return on Equity: 6.29%
• Return on Assets: 0.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.13
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $33.45 million
• Price / Sales: 1.14
• Cash Flow: $1.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.59
• Book Value: $16.76 per share
• Price / Book: 0.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,130,000
• Free Float: 2,330,000
• Market Cap: $38.06 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.51