NASDAQ:HFBC - HopFed Bancorp Stock Price, News, & Analysis

HopFed Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HFBC."

HopFed Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 21st. Investors of record on Monday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share on Wednesday, January 23rd. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 28th. View HopFed Bancorp's Dividend History.

HopFed Bancorp declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Saturday, November 18th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback 300,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

HopFed Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ:HFBC) posted its earnings results on Monday, October, 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. The savings and loans company earned $9.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.10 million. HopFed Bancorp had a return on equity of 6.03% and a net margin of 9.79%. View HopFed Bancorp's Earnings History.

HopFed Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, January 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for HopFed Bancorp.

News headlines about HFBC stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. HopFed Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to HopFed Bancorp include First Financial (THFF), First Mid-Illinois Bancshares (FMBH), Old Line Bancshares, Inc. (MD) (OLBK), Atlantic Capital Bancshares (ACBI), Capital City Bank Group (CCBG), Century Bancorp (CNBKA), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Franklin Financial Network (FSB), Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS), Sierra Bancorp (BSRR), CNB Financial (CCNE), Enterprise Bancorp (EBTC), Republic First Bancorp (FRBK), Farmers National Banc (FMNB) and Southern National Banc. of Virginia (SONA).

Shares of HFBC 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HFBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.17.

HopFed Bancorp has a market capitalization of $127.48 million and generates $41.78 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $3.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.76 on an earnings per share basis. HopFed Bancorp employs 229 workers across the globe.

The official website for HopFed Bancorp is http://www.bankwithheritage.com.

HopFed Bancorp's mailing address is 4155 LAFAYETTE ROAD, HOPKINSVILLE KY, 42440. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at 270-885-1171 or via email at billy.duvall @bankwithheritage.com.