First Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCAP) Short Interest Down 49.4% in April

First Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCAP - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,000 shares, a decline of 49.4% from the March 31st total of 7,900 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 5,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of First Capital in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. They issued a "hold" rating for the company.

Institutional Trading of First Capital

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of First Capital by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,705 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $469,000 after buying an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in First Capital by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 29,740 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $949,000 after acquiring an additional 675 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in First Capital by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 19,939 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $636,000 after acquiring an additional 1,440 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in First Capital by 4.4% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 35,687 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $1,248,000 after purchasing an additional 1,520 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. bought a new position in First Capital in the 1st quarter valued at $200,000. Institutional investors own 11.65% of the company's stock.

First Capital Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:FCAP traded up $0.33 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $48.39. 184 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,860. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.70. First Capital has a 12 month low of $26.86 and a 12 month high of $50.86. The company has a market cap of $162.33 million, a PE ratio of 13.55 and a beta of 0.53. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $39.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.32.

First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 25th. The savings and loans company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter. First Capital had a return on equity of 10.84% and a net margin of 20.54%. The firm had revenue of $11.43 million during the quarter.

First Capital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. First Capital's dividend payout ratio is 31.69%.

First Capital Company Profile

First Capital, Inc operates as the bank holding company for First Harrison Bank that provides various banking services to individuals and business customers. The company offers various deposit instruments, including non-interest-bearing checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and retirement savings plans.