NASDAQ:FDEFFirst Defiance Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News

First Defiance Financial's stock was trading at $20.92 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FDEF stock has decreased by 3.9% and is now trading at $20.11. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Defiance Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for First Defiance Financial.

First Defiance Financial is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for First Defiance Financial.

First Defiance Financial (NASDAQ:FDEF) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The savings and loans company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.29. The savings and loans company had revenue of $59.46 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.30 million. First Defiance Financial had a return on equity of 10.64% and a net margin of 7.34%. View First Defiance Financial's earnings history.

First Defiance Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.38%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 14th. View First Defiance Financial's dividend history.

Shares of First Defiance Financial split before market open on Friday, July 13th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, June 22nd 2018. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Thursday, July 12th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of First Defiance Financial stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

News headlines about FDEF stock have been trending negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Defiance Financial earned a daily sentiment score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutFirst Defiance Financial.

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First Defiance Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FDEF."

First Defiance Financial's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.45%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (3.82%), State Street Corp (2.12%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.57%), Polaris Capital Management LLC (1.20%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.00%). Company insiders that own First Defiance Financial stock include Donald P Hileman, Jean A Hubbard, John R Reisner, Mark Andrew Robison, Michael D Mulford and Timothy K Harris. View institutional ownership trends for First Defiance Financial.

FDEF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, Invesco Ltd., WINTON GROUP Ltd, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Salzhauer Michael, and Alberta Investment Management Corp. Company insiders that have sold First Defiance Financial company stock in the last year include Donald P Hileman, John R Reisner, and Timothy K Harris. View insider buying and selling activity for First Defiance Financial.

FDEF stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Polaris Capital Management LLC, State Street Corp, Geode Capital Management LLC, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley. Company insiders that have bought First Defiance Financial stock in the last two years include Mark Andrew Robison, and Michael D Mulford. View insider buying and selling activity for First Defiance Financial.

Shares of FDEF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of FDEF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.11.

First Defiance Financial has a market capitalization of $757.54 million and generates $186.04 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $49.37 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.53 on an earnings per share basis. First Defiance Financial employs 696 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Defiance Financial is www.fdef.com.

First Defiance Financial's mailing address is 601 CLINTON ST, DEFIANCE OH, 43512. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at 419-782-5015 or via email at [email protected]