First Defiance Financial Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:FDEF)

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

First Defiance Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share on Friday, August 23rd. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.65%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 15th. View First Defiance Financial's Dividend History.

Shares of First Defiance Financial split on the morning of Friday, July 13th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, June 22nd 2018. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes 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.

First Defiance Financial (NASDAQ:FDEF) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 22nd. The savings and loans company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.04. The savings and loans company earned $39.48 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $39.58 million. First Defiance Financial had a net margin of 27.02% and a return on equity of 11.64%. View First Defiance Financial's Earnings History.

First Defiance Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 21st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Defiance Financial.

First Defiance Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, October 21st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for First Defiance Financial's stock. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect First Defiance Financial's share price to reach $33.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Defiance Financial.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Defiance Financial in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Defiance Financial.

Media coverage about FDEF stock has been trending very negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Defiance Financial earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for First Defiance Financial.

First Defiance Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 369,100 shares, an increase of 75.3% from the August 30th total of 210,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 59,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.2 days. Currently, 1.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View First Defiance Financial's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Defiance Financial include Flagstar Bancorp (FBC), LegacyTexas Financial Group (LTXB), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Axos Financial (AX), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Meta Financial Group (CASH), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Kearny Financial (KRNY), Northfield Bancorp (NFBK), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Sterling Bancorp (SBT), Waterstone Financial (WSBF) and Hometrust Bancshares (HTBI).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Defiance Financial investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM), Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP), Ford Motor (F), Navios Maritime Midstream Partners (NAP) and NGL Energy Partners (NGL).

First Defiance Financial's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bowling Portfolio Management LLC (0.24%). Company insiders that own First Defiance Financial stock include Donald P Hileman, Gregory R Allen, Jean A Hubbard, John R Reisner, Mark Andrew Robison, Michael D Mulford, Robert E Beach, Samuel S Strausbaugh and Stephen L Boomer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Defiance Financial.

FDEF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bowling Portfolio Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold First Defiance Financial company stock in the last year include Donald P Hileman, Jean A Hubbard and John R Reisner. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $28.72.

First Defiance Financial has a market capitalization of $566.65 million and generates $163.93 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $46.25 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.23 on an earnings per share basis. First Defiance Financial employs 696 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Defiance Financial.

The official website for First Defiance Financial is http://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]