NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 500 shares, a decrease of 16.7% from the March 15th total of 600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

NASB Financial Price Performance

NASB stock opened at $32.87 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.11. The stock has a market cap of $242.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.87 and a beta of 0.18. NASB Financial has a 1 year low of $25.51 and a 1 year high of $34.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.38.

NASB Financial (OTCMKTS:NASB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $20.00 million during the quarter. NASB Financial had a net margin of 15.81% and a return on equity of 6.38%.

NASB Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, March 11th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 8th. NASB Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 30.03%.

NASB Financial Company Profile

NASB Financial, Inc operates as a unitary thrift holding company for North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company offers checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. It also mortgages and refinancing products, including conventional, veterans administration, federal housing administration, jumbo, and IRA residential real-estate loans.