Bridgeway Capital Management LLC cut its position in shares of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FMAO - Free Report) by 83.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,200 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 51,400 shares during the quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp worth $300,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp by 134.8% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 44,830 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,320,000 after acquiring an additional 25,736 shares during the last quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp in the 4th quarter valued at $585,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 163,209 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $4,806,000 after purchasing an additional 17,339 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new position in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp in the 4th quarter worth $415,000. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp by 292.2% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 16,610 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $460,000 after purchasing an additional 12,375 shares during the last quarter. 23.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Stock Performance
NASDAQ FMAO opened at $25.55 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.03. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. has a 12-month low of $19.95 and a 12-month high of $34.15. The firm has a market cap of $350.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.45 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ:FMAO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $28.07 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $26.67 million. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp had a return on equity of 7.97% and a net margin of 14.48%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. will post 1.82 EPS for the current year.
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, April 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 4th were paid a dividend of $0.2213 per share. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 4th. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.56%.
About Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
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Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of commercial banking, retail banking, and financial services. It includes commercial, agricultural, and residential mortgages as well as consumer and credit card lending activities. The firm also offers checking account services, and savings and time deposit services.
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