First Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCAP) Short Interest Update

First Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCAP) saw a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,400 shares, an increase of 5.9% from the September 30th total of 5,100 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 2,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days.

First Capital Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of First Capital stock opened at $36.37 on Friday. First Capital has a 1-year low of $24.27 and a 1-year high of $38.00. The stock has a market cap of $121.82 million, a P/E ratio of 10.30 and a beta of 0.64. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $34.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 25th. The savings and loans company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter. First Capital had a return on equity of 11.08% and a net margin of 20.87%. The firm had revenue of $10.93 million for the quarter.

First Capital Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th were issued a $0.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 13th. This is a boost from First Capital’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.19%. First Capital’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.86%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in First Capital stock. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCAP) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,123 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,000. 11.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on First Capital in a report on Thursday. They set a “hold” rating on the 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.