FJ Capital Management LLC Sells 10,771 Shares of Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC)

FJ Capital Management LLC cut its stake 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 and 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 approximately 4.22% of Sound Financial Bancorp worth $5,691,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp in the 4th quarter worth about $235,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC raised 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 worth $291,000 after acquiring an additional 2,725 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 44.3% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,141 shares of the bank's stock worth $376,000 after acquiring an additional 2,193 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 18,016 shares of the bank's stock worth $949,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,885 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,278,000 after acquiring an additional 1,407 shares in the last quarter. 68.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sound Financial Bancorp Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of SFBC stock traded down $0.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $50.21. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,160 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,207. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $50.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.17. Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. has a 52 week low of $39.30 and a 52 week 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 company has a market cap of $128.83 million, a PE ratio of 27.89 and a beta of 0.22.

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

Sound Financial Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 9th. Sound Financial Bancorp's payout ratio is 38.97%.

About Sound Financial Bancorp

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.