Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri. The company operates through its principal subsidiary, Hawthorn Bank, a community banking institution serving individuals, families, businesses and organizations primarily in communities throughout central Missouri.

Hawthorn Bank offers a range of traditional banking products and services, including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, consumer lending, residential real estate loans, commercial real estate financing and business loans. The bank also provides treasury management and other deposit services designed to support small businesses and commercial customers.

Hawthorn Bancshares traces its banking history to 1865 and emphasizes relationship-based banking and local market expertise. Through its branch network and digital banking services, the company provides customers with access to account management, electronic payments, mobile banking and other financial services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $38.79 to $39.41
• 50-Day Range: $37.82 to $40.09
• 52-Week Range: $30.84 to $40.60
• Volume: 11,766 shs
• Average Volume: 16,711 shs
• Market Capitalization: $287.68 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.95
• Dividend Yield: 2.14%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hawthorn Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hawthorn Bancshares scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 691st out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Hawthorn Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hawthorn Bancshares has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hawthorn Bancshares is 9.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.24.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hawthorn Bancshares is 9.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.54.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hawthorn Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.51. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.32% of the float of Hawthorn Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hawthorn Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 14.23, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hawthorn Bancshares has recently increased by 0.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Hawthorn Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 2.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hawthorn Bancshares has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hawthorn Bancshares is 21.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Hawthorn Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 1.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Hawthorn Bancshares this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for HWBK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hawthorn Bancshares insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

22.90% of the stock of Hawthorn Bancshares is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

30.73% of the stock of Hawthorn Bancshares is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/30/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Record date for 1/1 Dividend: 12/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 1/1 Dividend: 12/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 1/01/2027
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/29/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HWBK
• CIK: 893847
• Web: www.hawthornbancshares.com
• Phone: (573) 761-6100
• Fax: 573-761-6272
• Employees: 269
• Year Founded: 1865

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.95
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $23.80 million
• Net Margins: 23.22%
• Pretax Margin: 26.71%
• Return on Equity: 15.98%
• Return on Assets: 1.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $111.97 million
• Price / Sales: 2.57
• Cash Flow: $3.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.24
• Book Value: $26.11 per share
• Price / Book: 1.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,320,000
• Free Float: 5,321,000
• Market Cap: $287.68 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.47