Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.19

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th,Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be given a dividend of 0.19 per share by the bank on Wednesday, February 26th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 12th.

Sound Financial Bancorp has raised its dividend payment by an average of 3.8% annually over the last three years.

Sound Financial Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SFBC traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $52.86. The company had a trading volume of 658 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,508. Sound Financial Bancorp has a 1 year low of $39.00 and a 1 year high of $55.99. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $53.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $51.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market capitalization of $135.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.37 and a beta of 0.69.

Sound Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:SFBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The bank reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Sound Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 7.48% and a return on equity of 4.57%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director James E. Sweeney sold 592 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.57, for a total value of $31,121.44. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 2,942 shares in the company, valued at approximately $154,660.94. This represents a 16.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders sold 1,026 shares of company stock worth $54,446 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 12.60% of the company’s stock.

Sound Financial Bancorp Company Profile

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Sound Community Bank that provides banking and other financial services for consumers and businesses. It accepts various deposits products comprising savings, money market deposit, NOW, and demand accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.