NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) Short Interest Update

NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,000 shares, a decrease of 13.0% from the December 31st total of 2,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

NASB Financial Price Performance

OTCMKTS NASB remained flat at $36.95 during mid-day trading on Friday. The company had a trading volume of 19 shares, compared to its average volume of 561. NASB Financial has a 1 year low of $31.44 and a 1 year high of $38.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $37.61 and its 200 day moving average is $37.24. The company has a market capitalization of $267.52 million, a PE ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 0.23.

NASB Financial (OTCMKTS:NASB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, December 13th. The financial services provider reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter. NASB Financial had a net margin of 17.41% and a return on equity of 7.01%.

NASB Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.71%. NASB Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.11%.

About NASB Financial

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.