Ames National Co. (NASDAQ:ATLO) Short Interest Up 9.0% in December

Ames National Co. (NASDAQ:ATLO – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 49,700 shares, a growth of 9.0% from the November 30th total of 45,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 19,200 shares, [...]

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Ames National Co. ( NASDAQ:ATLO – Get Free Report ) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 49,700 shares, a growth of 9.

0% from the November 30th total of 45,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 19,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days.



Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. Ames National Stock Performance Shares of ATLO stock opened at $16.

43 on Thursday. Ames National has a 1 year low of $15.69 and a 1 year high of $22.

41. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $17.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.

36. The firm has a market capitalization of $147.74 million, a PE ratio of 16.

60 and a beta of 0.56. Ames National Announces Dividend The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th.

Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st.

This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.87%.

Ames National’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 80.81%. Institutional Inflows and Outflows About Ames National ( Get Free Report ) Ames National Corporation operates as a multi-bank holding company that provides banking products and services primarily in Boone, Clarke, Hancock, Marshall, Polk, Story, and Union counties in central, north central, and south-central Iowa.

The company accepts various deposit products, including checking and savings accounts; and time deposits, such as money market accounts and certificates of deposit. Recommended Stories Five stocks we like better than Ames National Comparing and Trading High PE Ratio Stocks Work and Play: Investing in the Rise of Bleisure Travel Ride Out The Recession With These Dividend Kings Top Dividend Stocks to Buy Now as Bond Yields Could Lower What Investors Need to Know About Upcoming IPOs SAP: AI Tailwinds Accelerating Enterprise Cloud Business Receive News & Ratings for Ames National Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Ames National and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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