FJ Capital Management LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC)

FJ Capital Management LLC reduced its position in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC - Free Report) by 9.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 108,095 shares of the bank's stock after selling 10,771 shares during the quarter. FJ Capital Management LLC owned about 4.22% of Sound Financial Bancorp worth $5,691,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of SFBC. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Sound Financial Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth approximately $235,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 97.1% in the 4th quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 5,530 shares of the bank's stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 2,725 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Sound Financial Bancorp by 44.3% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,141 shares of the bank's stock valued at $376,000 after buying an additional 2,193 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 150,215 shares of the bank's stock valued at $7,909,000 after acquiring an additional 1,863 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 6.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,885 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,278,000 after purchasing an additional 1,407 shares during the last quarter. 68.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sound Financial Bancorp Stock Performance

Sound Financial Bancorp stock traded up $0.60 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $50.80. 15,551 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,278. Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. has a 12-month low of $39.30 and a 12-month high of $55.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The stock has a market cap of $130.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.22 and a beta of 0.22. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $50.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $52.13.

Sound Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:SFBC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $9.17 million for the quarter. Sound Financial Bancorp had a return on equity of 4.57% and a net margin of 7.48%.

Sound Financial Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, May 9th will be given a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 9th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.50%. Sound Financial Bancorp's dividend payout ratio is presently 38.97%.

Sound Financial Bancorp Company Profile

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Sound Community Bank that provides banking and other financial services for consumers and businesses. It accepts various deposits products comprising savings, money market deposit, NOW, and demand accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.