683 Capital Management LLC Invests $320,000 in Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWBK)

683 Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWBK - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 11,302 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $320,000. 683 Capital Management LLC owned about 0.16% of Hawthorn Bancshares at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of HWBK. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 68,657 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,719,000 after acquiring an additional 6,955 shares during the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its stake in Hawthorn Bancshares by 42.6% in the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 7,368 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $209,000 after purchasing an additional 2,200 shares during the last quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. raised its holdings in Hawthorn Bancshares by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Alexander Labrunerie & CO. Inc. now owns 15,214 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 625 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 28,496 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $808,000 after buying an additional 1,327 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 28,243 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $801,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. 30.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Jonathan Holtaway sold 6,604 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.97, for a total transaction of $217,733.88. Following the transaction, the director now owns 370,119 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,202,823.43. This trade represents a 1.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 23.40% of the company's stock.

Hawthorn Bancshares Stock Performance

Shares of Hawthorn Bancshares stock traded up $0.02 on Monday, hitting $29.40. The stock had a trading volume of 13,704 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,654. The stock has a market cap of $205.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.26 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. has a 52-week low of $18.37 and a 52-week high of $35.95. The company's 50 day moving average price is $28.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $29.81.

Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $18.76 million during the quarter. Hawthorn Bancshares had a return on equity of 13.00% and a net margin of 16.65%.

Hawthorn Bancshares Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Sunday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This is an increase from Hawthorn Bancshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. Hawthorn Bancshares's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.64%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Hawthorn Bancshares from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 10th.

Hawthorn Bancshares Company Profile

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Hawthorn Bank that provides various banking services in the United States. It accepts checking, savings, money market, individual retirement, and other time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial and industrial, single payment personal, installment, commercial and residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as equipment, operating, and small business administration loans; and debit and credit cards.