First US Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSB) Short Interest Up 146.7% in May

First US Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSB - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,400 shares, an increase of 146.7% from the April 30th total of 3,000 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 7,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

First US Bancshares Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of FUSB traded up $0.03 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $12.56. The stock had a trading volume of 1,043 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,207. First US Bancshares has a 1 year low of $8.75 and a 1 year high of $14.30. The firm has a market cap of $72.25 million, a PE ratio of 9.44 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The stock's 50 day moving average is $12.84 and its 200 day moving average is $13.01.

First US Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $9.77 million for the quarter. First US Bancshares had a net margin of 13.21% and a return on equity of 8.61%.

First US Bancshares Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. First US Bancshares's payout ratio is presently 21.88%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in First US Bancshares stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in First US Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSB - Free Report) by 11.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,761 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 3,176 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.56% of First US Bancshares worth $398,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 18.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

First US Bancshares Company Profile

First US Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for First US Bank that provides commercial banking products and services. The company offers non-interest-bearing demand deposits, savings accounts, NOW accounts, money market demand accounts, individual retirement accounts, and time deposits.