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Short Interest in Potomac Bancshares, Inc. (OTCMKTS:PTBS) Expands By 100.0%

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Potomac Bancshares, Inc. (OTCMKTS:PTBS - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a growth of 100.0% from the April 30th total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Potomac Bancshares Trading Up 0.4%

PTBS traded up $0.08 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $17.43. 8,439 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,549. The stock has a market cap of $72.23 million, a P/E ratio of 10.63 and a beta of 0.17. Potomac Bancshares has a 52 week low of $14.00 and a 52 week high of $17.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $15.87 and a 200 day moving average of $15.99.

Potomac Bancshares (OTCMKTS:PTBS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $9.18 million during the quarter.

Potomac Bancshares Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st were paid a $0.13 dividend. This is an increase from Potomac Bancshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.98%. Potomac Bancshares's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.38%.

About Potomac Bancshares

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Potomac Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Bank of Charles Town that provides various banking products and services to individuals and businesses. The company offers checking, savings, and individual retirement accounts; and certificates of deposit (CD). It also provides personal loans, including new and used vehicle, home equity, unsecured home improvement and personal, retail equipment, and lot loans, as well as loans secured by CD, and home equity lines of credit; commercial loans for building or office purchases, commercial real estate and construction, and production and administrative equipment purchases; lines of credit; mortgage, commercial, term, residential and commercial construction, commercial real estate, and agricultural loans; and credit and debit cards.

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