HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) Shares Acquired by Alliancebernstein L.P.

Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTBI) by 18.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 133,195 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,183 shares during the quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P.’s holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares were worth $4,486,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 22,883 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $771,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 28.4% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,499 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $119,000 after buying an additional 774 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of HomeTrust Bancshares by 8.8% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 15,871 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $542,000 after buying an additional 1,281 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in HomeTrust Bancshares by 0.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 365,453 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $12,455,000 after acquiring an additional 1,428 shares during the period. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in HomeTrust Bancshares during the third quarter valued at approximately $257,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.94% of the company’s stock.

HomeTrust Bancshares Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of HomeTrust Bancshares stock opened at $36.53 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.11. HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $23.79 and a fifty-two week high of $38.99. The company has a market cap of $640.28 million, a P/E ratio of 11.41 and a beta of 0.86.

HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.08. HomeTrust Bancshares had a return on equity of 10.43% and a net margin of 18.57%. As a group, equities analysts predict that HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. will post 3.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HomeTrust Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.31%. HomeTrust Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on HomeTrust Bancshares in a research report on Monday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock.

About HomeTrust Bancshares

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for HomeTrust Bank that provides a range of retail and commercial banking products and services. The company’s deposit products include savings, money market, noninterest-bearing, and interest-bearing checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit for individuals, business, and nonprofit organizations.