First US Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) Share Price Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

First US Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSB - Get Free Report) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $13.02 and traded as low as $12.52. First US Bancshares shares last traded at $12.64, with a volume of 3,510 shares traded.

First US Bancshares Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $73.37 million, a PE ratio of 9.59 and a beta of 0.49. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

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

First US Bancshares Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. First US Bancshares's payout ratio is currently 21.88%.

Institutional Trading of First US Bancshares

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in First US Bancshares stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in First US Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSB - Free Report) by 11.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 31,761 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 3,176 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.56% of First US Bancshares worth $398,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 18.74% of the company's stock.

About First US Bancshares

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.