Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Has $183,000 Holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI)

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio decreased its position in HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,444 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 1,000 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio’s holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares were worth $183,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 112.3% during the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,482 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 784 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 60.7% in the 1st quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,554 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 587 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 128.4% in the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 2,346 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 1,319 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. boosted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 113.0% in the 4th quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 3,172 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 1,683 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA boosted its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 20.3% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA now owns 3,645 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $91,000 after buying an additional 614 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.94% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HTBI has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Raymond James increased their target price on shares of HomeTrust Bancshares from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of HomeTrust Bancshares from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $32.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $30.00.

HomeTrust Bancshares Stock Performance

NASDAQ HTBI opened at $27.34 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $476.81 million, a PE ratio of 9.21 and a beta of 0.76. HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has a 1 year low of $18.02 and a 1 year high of $30.99.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $50.17 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $48.66 million. HomeTrust Bancshares had a net margin of 18.77% and a return on equity of 11.41%.

HomeTrust Bancshares Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 15th were issued a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 14th. HomeTrust Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.81%.

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.