Bank of South Carolina (BKSC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

Bank of South Carolina's stock was trading at $16.4001 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, BKSC shares have decreased by 14.6% and is now trading at $14.00.
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Bank of South Carolina saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,500 shares, an increase of 12.5% from the April 30th total of 4,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 13th 2023.
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Bank of South Carolina Co. (NASDAQ:BKSC) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 11th. The bank reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Bank of South Carolina had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.95% and a net margin of 30.19%.

Bank of South Carolina announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, April 28th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 3rd.
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Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.89%. BKSC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 56.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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4 employees have rated Bank of South Carolina Chief Executive Officer Hugh C. Lane Jr. on Glassdoor.com. Hugh C. Lane Jr. has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Hugh C. Lane Jr. in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 73.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Bank of South Carolina to a friend.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Bank of South Carolina investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Boeing (BA), Main Street Capital (MAIN), NVIDIA (NVDA), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), AT&T (T), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Dominion Energy (D), General Motors (GM) and Mastercard (MA).

Bank of South Carolina trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BKSC."

Bank of South Carolina's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Benson Investment Management Company Inc. (0.21%) and Private Advisor Group LLC (0.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles G Lane, Douglas H Sass, Eugene H Iv Walpole, Fleetwood S Hassell, Sheryl G Sharry, Sheryl G Sharry and Susanne King Boyd.
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Shares of BKSC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of BKSC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.00.

Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) has a market capitalization of $77.70 million and generates $21.26 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $6.66 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.20 on an earnings per share basis.

Bank of South Carolina's mailing address is 256 Meeting Street, Charleston SC, 29401. The official website for the company is www.banksc.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (843) 724-1500 or via fax at 843-724-1513.