Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLFP) Short Interest Up 215.0% in January

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLFP) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,300 shares, a growth of 215.0% from the December 31st total of 2,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Heartland Financial USA Trading Up 0.2 %

HTLFP stock traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $25.31. 615 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,074. Heartland Financial USA has a one year low of $24.38 and a one year high of $26.20. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $25.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.29.

Heartland Financial USA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.4375 dividend. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st.

Heartland Financial USA Company Profile

Heartland Financial USA, Inc, a bank holding company, provides commercial, small business, and consumer banking services to individuals and businesses in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking, demand deposit accounts, NOW accounts, savings, money market, and individual retirement; certificates of deposit; and other time deposits.