First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) Now Covered by Analysts at StockNews.com

StockNews.com began coverage on shares of First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) in a report released on Sunday. The brokerage issued a hold rating on the savings and loans company’s stock.

First Capital Stock Performance

Shares of FCAP opened at $38.05 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.70. First Capital has a one year low of $26.73 and a one year high of $39.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.54 million, a P/E ratio of 10.66 and a beta of 0.52. The business has a fifty day moving average of $34.27 and a 200 day moving average of $33.72.

First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter. First Capital had a return on equity of 10.84% and a net margin of 20.54%.

First Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. First Capital’s payout ratio is currently 32.49%.

Institutional Trading of First Capital

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in First Capital by 5.0% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,030 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 670 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in First Capital by 4.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 35,687 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $1,248,000 after purchasing an additional 1,520 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in First Capital by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 19,939 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $636,000 after purchasing an additional 1,440 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in First Capital during the fourth quarter valued at about $292,000. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in First Capital by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 29,740 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $949,000 after purchasing an additional 675 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 11.65% of the company’s stock.

First Capital Company Profile

First Capital, Inc operates as the bank holding company for First Harrison Bank that provides various banking services to individuals and business customers. The company offers various deposit instruments, including non-interest-bearing checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and retirement savings plans.