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Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SFBC – Get Free Report ) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,800 shares, a decrease of 33.
3% from the August 31st total of 2,700 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.
Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Insider Activity In other news, Director Robert F.
Carney sold 925 shares of Sound Financial Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total transaction of $41,625.
00. Following the sale, the director now owns 6,934 shares in the company, valued at $312,030. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website .
Company insiders own 12.60% of the company’s stock. Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sound Financial Bancorp Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company.
Stilwell Value LLC increased its stake in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 0.5% during the first 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 during the period.
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased 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 purchasing an additional 1,122 shares during the period.
Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 12,660 shares of the bank’s stock worth $509,000 after buying an additional 875 shares in the last quarter.
68.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Sound Financial Bancorp Stock Performance Sound Financial Bancorp ( NASDAQ:SFBC – Get Free Report ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 29th.
The bank reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Sound Financial Bancorp had a return on equity of 3.
91% and a net margin of 6.78%. The firm had revenue of $8.
61 million for the quarter. Sound Financial Bancorp Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 9th were given a $0.
19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 9th. This represents a $0.
76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.38%. Sound Financial Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.
62%. About Sound Financial Bancorp ( Get Free Report ) 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.
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