Guaranty Federal Bancshares (GFED) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:GFED) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.18. The financial services provider earned $14.91 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11 million. Guaranty Federal Bancshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.33% and a net margin of 19.39%.

Guaranty Federal Bancshares (NASDAQ:GFED) pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.91%. The dividend payout ratio is 24.59%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, GFED will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.52% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for GFED.

10 employees have rated Guaranty Federal Bancshares Chief Executive Officer Shaun A. Burke on Glassdoor.com. Shaun A. Burke has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Shaun A. Burke in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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