Juniata Valley Financial Corp. (OTCMKTS:JUVF) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Juniata Valley Financial Corp. (OTCMKTS:JUVF) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 100 shares, a decrease of 50.0% from the February 13th total of 200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Juniata Valley Financial Price Performance

Shares of Juniata Valley Financial stock remained flat at $12.21 on Friday. 7 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,201. Juniata Valley Financial has a twelve month low of $10.94 and a twelve month high of $13.97. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.57.

Juniata Valley Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.21%. Juniata Valley Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 90.23%.

About Juniata Valley Financial

Juniata Valley Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for The Juniata Valley Bank that provides retail and commercial banking services primarily to small and mid-sized businesses in central and northern Pennsylvania, the United States. The company accepts personal checking, club, money market deposit, savings, individual retirement, business checking, payroll direct deposit, and demand and time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.