Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUBN) Short Interest Up 21.1% in December

Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUBN) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,300 shares, an increase of 21.1% from the November 30th total of 1,900 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 5,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Auburn National Bancorporation in a research note on Sunday. They set a “hold” rating for the company.

Institutional Trading of Auburn National Bancorporation

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in Auburn National Bancorporation by 5.3% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $243,000 after acquiring an additional 536 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Auburn National Bancorporation by 6.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,368 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $535,000 after purchasing an additional 1,429 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in Auburn National Bancorporation by 14.9% in the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 28,390 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $650,000 after buying an additional 3,691 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Auburn National Bancorporation in the third quarter valued at $211,000. Finally, RBF Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Auburn National Bancorporation during the 3rd quarter valued at $229,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.46% of the company’s stock.

Auburn National Bancorporation Trading Down 2.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AUBN traded down $0.57 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $24.00. 10,967 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,256. The stock has a market cap of $83.86 million, a P/E ratio of 96.00 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $22.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.47. Auburn National Bancorporation has a 12-month low of $16.48 and a 12-month high of $25.40.

About Auburn National Bancorporation

Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc operates as the bank holding company for AuburnBank that provides various banking products and services in East Alabama. The company offers checking, savings, and transaction deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial, financial, agricultural, real estate construction, and consumer loan products; and other financial services.