Security Federal Corp. (OTCMKTS:SFDL) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

Key Points

• Short interest in Security Federal Corp. dropped by 71.4% from June to July, now totaling only 200 shares, indicating minimal short selling activity.
• The company's stock price increased by 0.3% to reach $31.00, with a market capitalization of approximately $98.89 million.
• Security Federal reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.81, along with a net margin of 12.54% and a return on equity of 11.07%.

Security Federal Corp. (OTCMKTS:SFDL - Get Free Report) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, adropof71.4% from the June 30th total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently,0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently,0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Security Federal Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of SFDL stock traded down $0.36 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $30.64. 150 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 507. Security Federal has a 1-year low of $24.25 and a 1-year high of $31.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a market cap of $97.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.82 and a beta of 0.53. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $30.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.66.

Security Federal (OTCMKTS:SFDL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The bank reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter. Security Federal had a return on equity of 11.37% and a net margin of 13.07%. The firm had revenue of $13.91 million during the quarter.

Security Federal Company Profile

Security Federal Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Security Federal Bank that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit products, such as savings and checking accounts, money market accounts, fixed interest rate certificates with varying maturities, and individual retirement accounts.