Waterstone Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBF - Get Free Report) Director Ellen Syburg Bartel sold 15,030 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.00, for a total transaction of $225,450.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 15,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $225,000. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
Ellen Syburg Bartel also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, September 3rd, Ellen Syburg Bartel sold 2,129 shares of Waterstone Financial stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.01, for a total transaction of $31,956.29.
- On Friday, August 30th, Ellen Syburg Bartel sold 3,565 shares of Waterstone Financial stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.00, for a total transaction of $53,475.00.
Waterstone Financial Stock Performance
NASDAQ WSBF opened at $14.75 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $287.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.37 and a beta of 0.64. The business's 50 day moving average is $14.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.76. Waterstone Financial, Inc. has a 12-month low of $9.62 and a 12-month high of $15.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97.
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Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The savings and loans company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $37.18 million for the quarter. Waterstone Financial had a return on equity of 3.73% and a net margin of 6.14%.
Waterstone Financial Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 8th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 8th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.07%. Waterstone Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 115.39%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Waterstone Financial
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WSBF. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in Waterstone Financial by 1,979.4% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,327 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 3,167 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Waterstone Financial by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 65,276 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $794,000 after acquiring an additional 4,900 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Waterstone Financial by 87.0% in the 1st quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 22,375 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $272,000 after acquiring an additional 10,410 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its stake in Waterstone Financial by 555.6% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,747 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 2,328 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BHZ Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Waterstone Financial during the fourth quarter worth $453,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.71% of the company's stock.
About Waterstone Financial
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Waterstone Financial, Inc operates as a bank holding company for WaterStone Bank SSB that provides various financial services to customers in southeastern Wisconsin, the United States. It operates in two segments, Community Banking and Mortgage Banking. The Community Banking segment offers consumer and business banking products and services, such as deposit and transactional solutions, including checking accounts, online banking and bill pay services, money transfer services, as well as credit, debit, and pre-paid cards; investable funds solutions comprising savings, money market deposits, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit; residential mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, personal and installment loans, real estate financing, business loans, and business lines of credit; and fixed and variable annuities, insurance products, and trust and investment management accounts.
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