1 week Ago By Defense World Staff
Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in Waterstone Financial, Inc. ( NASDAQ:WSBF – Free Report ) by 27.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC.
The firm owned 24,213 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,226 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned about 0.13% of Waterstone Financial worth $325,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Waterstone Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $365,000. John G Ullman & Associates Inc.
boosted its position in shares of Waterstone Financial by 19.3% during the fourth quarter. John G Ullman & Associates Inc.
now owns 108,342 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,456,000 after buying an additional 17,516 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Waterstone Financial by 5.0% in the fourth quarter.
Empowered Funds LLC now owns 77,773 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $1,045,000 after buying an additional 3,705 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Waterstone Financial by 73.
0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 51,913 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $763,000 after buying an additional 21,902 shares during the period.
Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Waterstone Financial by 242.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 20,824 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $306,000 after acquiring an additional 14,737 shares in the last quarter.
62.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Waterstone Financial Trading Down 2.
4 % NASDAQ WSBF opened at $12.41 on Tuesday. Waterstone Financial, Inc.
has a one year low of $10.60 and a one year high of $16.86.
The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $14.18.
The firm has a market cap of $239.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.29 and a beta of 0.
63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.
36 and a current ratio of 1.48. Waterstone Financial Dividend Announcement The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 1st.
Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 8th.
This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.83%.
Waterstone Financial’s payout ratio is 59.41%. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Separately, StockNews.
com raised Waterstone Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday. Get Our Latest Research Report on WSBF Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, CFO Mark Raymond Gerke sold 2,738 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.
14, for a total transaction of $38,715.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 30,334 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $428,922.
76. The trade was a 8.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock.
The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website . Also, Director Stephen J. Schmidt sold 2,195 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th.
The shares were sold at an average price of $13.76, for a total transaction of $30,203.20.
Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 70,078 shares in the company, valued at approximately $964,273.28. This trade represents a 3.
04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders have sold a total of 66,669 shares of company stock worth $929,283 in the last quarter.
8.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders. Waterstone Financial Profile ( Free Report ) Waterstone Financial, Inc operates as a bank holding company for WaterStone Bank SSB that provides various financial services to customers in southeastern Wisconsin, the United States.
It operates in two segments, Community Banking and Mortgage Banking. The Community Banking segment offers consumer and business banking products and services, such as deposit and transactional solutions, including checking accounts, online banking and bill pay services, money transfer services, as well as credit, debit, and pre-paid cards; investable funds solutions comprising savings, money market deposits, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit; residential mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, personal and installment loans, real estate financing, business loans, and business lines of credit; and fixed and variable annuities, insurance products, and trust and investment management accounts. Featured Articles Five stocks we like better than Waterstone Financial EV Stocks and How to Profit from Them Options Activity Points to More Volatility for Palantir Stock High Dividend REITs: Are They an Ideal Way to Diversify? NVIDIA Stock: Oversold, Undervalued — How Low Can It Go? 2 Fintech Stocks to Buy Now and 1 to Avoid MicroStrategy Sees Insider Buy-Sell Action in Q1 Receive News & Ratings for Waterstone Financial Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Waterstone Financial and related companies with MarketBeat.
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