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Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ:OVLY) Shares Cross Above 50 Day Moving Average - Here's Why

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Key Points

  • Oak Valley Bancorp's stock crossed above its 50-day moving average
  • Weiss Ratings reissued a Buy rating on OVLY and the company holds a MarketBeat consensus rating of "Buy" (one analyst currently rates it a Buy).
  • The firm has a market cap of $291.5M and a P/E of 12.03, reported quarterly EPS of $0.76 with a net margin of 25.16%, recently paid a $0.375 dividend (payout ratio 26.04%), and about 30.9% of shares are held by institutional investors.
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Oak Valley Bancorp (CA) (NASDAQ:OVLY - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $32.84 and traded as high as $34.96. Oak Valley Bancorp shares last traded at $34.65, with a volume of 23,959 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Oak Valley Bancorp in a research report on Friday, April 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy".

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Oak Valley Bancorp Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $291.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.03 and a beta of 0.23. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $32.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.37.

Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ:OVLY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $21.29 million during the quarter. Oak Valley Bancorp had a net margin of 25.16% and a return on equity of 12.33%.

Oak Valley Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.375 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 232.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. Oak Valley Bancorp's payout ratio is presently 26.04%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oak Valley Bancorp

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Oak Valley Bancorp by 27.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 16,329 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $460,000 after acquiring an additional 3,510 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Oak Valley Bancorp by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,775 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $414,000 after acquiring an additional 1,300 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Oak Valley Bancorp by 20.9% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 15,037 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 2,603 shares during the period. Martingale Asset Management L P lifted its holdings in shares of Oak Valley Bancorp by 12.1% during the fourth quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 12,971 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $390,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in shares of Oak Valley Bancorp by 26.2% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 11,667 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $351,000 after purchasing an additional 2,423 shares during the period. 30.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Oak Valley Bancorp Company Profile

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Oak Valley Bancorp is the bank holding company for Oak Valley Community Bank, a California-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Lodi, California. Through its subsidiary, the company offers a full suite of banking services tailored to individuals, businesses, agricultural enterprises and nonprofit organizations. Its product portfolio includes checking and savings accounts, money market instruments, certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts, alongside digital banking tools such as mobile and online banking platforms.

On the lending side, Oak Valley Bancorp provides commercial real estate and construction loans, agricultural and farm real estate financing, equipment leases, SBA-initiated programs and lines of credit.

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