Juniata Valley Financial Corp. (OTCMKTS:JUVF) Short Interest Up 200.0% in July

Juniata Valley Financial Corp. (OTCMKTS:JUVF) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, an increase of 200.0% from the June 30th total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Juniata Valley Financial Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS JUVF opened at $14.30 on Thursday. Juniata Valley Financial has a 1 year low of $11.05 and a 1 year high of $14.35. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.63.

Juniata Valley Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 19th were paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 7.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. Juniata Valley Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 90.23%.

Juniata Valley Financial Company Profile

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.