Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CZWI) Shares Acquired by Empowered Funds LLC

Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CZWI) by 5.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,232 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,948 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Citizens Community Bancorp were worth $825,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Citizens Community Bancorp during the first quarter worth approximately $236,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Citizens Community Bancorp by 10.4% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 21,254 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $246,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Citizens Community Bancorp by 37.3% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 38,450 shares of the bank’s stock worth $465,000 after buying an additional 10,445 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Citizens Community Bancorp by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 280,698 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,248,000 after buying an additional 2,986 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Citizens Community Bancorp by 309.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 610,734 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $7,420,000 after acquiring an additional 461,594 shares during the last quarter. 55.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on Citizens Community Bancorp in a research note on Friday. They set a “buy” rating for the company.

Citizens Community Bancorp Stock Up 3.1 %

CZWI opened at $16.10 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $161.48 million, a PE ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95. Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $10.14 and a 1 year high of $16.19. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $14.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.84.

Citizens Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:CZWI) last issued its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The bank reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.05. Citizens Community Bancorp had a net margin of 14.70% and a return on equity of 8.64%. The business had revenue of $25.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.00 million. Sell-side analysts expect that Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. will post 1.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Citizens Community Bancorp Profile

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc operates as a bank holding company for Citizens Community Federal N.A. that provides various traditional community banking services to businesses, agricultural operators, and consumers. It accepts various deposit products, including demand deposits, savings and money market accounts, and certificates of deposit.