Twin Lions Management LLC Makes New $11.16 Million Investment in Regional Management Corp. (NYSE:RM)

Twin Lions Management LLC bought a new position in Regional Management Corp. (NYSE:RM - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 328,336 shares of the credit services provider's stock, valued at approximately $11,157,000. Regional Management makes up about 10.8% of Twin Lions Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Twin Lions Management LLC owned 3.23% of Regional Management at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of RM. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Regional Management by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 454,637 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $15,449,000 after buying an additional 1,205 shares during the period. Tieton Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Regional Management by 23.5% in the 4th quarter. Tieton Capital Management LLC now owns 255,251 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $8,673,000 after purchasing an additional 48,541 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Regional Management by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 228,937 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $7,779,000 after purchasing an additional 21,990 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Regional Management by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 192,856 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $6,555,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in Regional Management by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 152,572 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $4,991,000 after buying an additional 971 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.89% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Regional Management news, CEO Robert William Beck sold 13,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.71, for a total transaction of $477,230.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 101,673 shares in the company, valued at $3,732,415.83. This represents a 11.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 10.50% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Regional Management from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday.

Regional Management Stock Down 0.0 %

NYSE RM traded down $0.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $33.54. The company's stock had a trading volume of 18,796 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,295. The company has a current ratio of 44.42, a quick ratio of 44.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $336.61 million, a PE ratio of 8.06 and a beta of 1.27. Regional Management Corp. has a 1-year low of $25.00 and a 1-year high of $37.52. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $31.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $32.25.

Regional Management (NYSE:RM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The credit services provider reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.10. Regional Management had a net margin of 7.01% and a return on equity of 13.20%. On average, research analysts forecast that Regional Management Corp. will post 4.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Regional Management Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th were paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.58%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 20th. Regional Management's payout ratio is 28.85%.

Regional Management Profile

Regional Management Corp., a diversified consumer finance company, provides various installment loan products primarily to customers with limited access to consumer credit from banks, thrifts, credit card companies, and other lenders in the United States. It offers small and large installment loans; and retail loans to finance the purchase of furniture, appliances, and other retail products.