HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) Shares Sold by Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Bank of New York Mellon Corp trimmed its position in HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 55,882 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 312 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares were worth $1,882,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 22,883 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $771,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Polaris Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares in the 4th quarter valued at about $4,069,000. Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 97.7% in the 4th quarter. Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 52,828 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,779,000 after purchasing an additional 26,100 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 95,559 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,257,000 after purchasing an additional 15,916 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 15,871 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $542,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281 shares during the last quarter. 60.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

HomeTrust Bancshares Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of HomeTrust Bancshares stock opened at $36.53 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.41. HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has a 12-month low of $23.55 and a 12-month high of $38.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market cap of $640.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.41 and a beta of 0.86.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.08. HomeTrust Bancshares had a net margin of 18.57% and a return on equity of 10.43%. On average, equities analysts forecast that HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. will post 3.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HomeTrust Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 13th were paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 13th. HomeTrust Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on HTBI. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on shares of HomeTrust Bancshares from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of HomeTrust Bancshares in a report on Friday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock.

HomeTrust Bancshares Company Profile

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for HomeTrust Bank that provides a range of retail and commercial banking products and services. The company’s deposit products include savings, money market, noninterest-bearing, and interest-bearing checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit for individuals, business, and nonprofit organizations.