NASDAQ:HFBC - HopFed Bancorp Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

HopFed Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 5th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share on Monday, July 23rd. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 3rd. This is an increase from HopFed Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. View HopFed Bancorp's Dividend History.

HopFed Bancorp declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Saturday, November 18th 2017, which allows the company to buyback 300,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

HopFed Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ:HFBC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April, 27th. The savings and loans company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.01. The savings and loans company earned $8.93 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.10 million. HopFed Bancorp had a net margin of 9.30% and a return on equity of 5.54%. View HopFed Bancorp's Earnings History.

0 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for HopFed Bancorp in the last year. There are currently for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "N/A."

Some companies that are related to HopFed Bancorp include Capital City Bank Group (CCBG), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Macatawa Bank (MCBC), West Bancorporation (WTBA), Southern National Banc. of Virginia (SONA), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas (BSF), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), Marlin Business Services (MRLN), Cambridge Bancorp (CATC), First Internet Bancorp (INBK), BSB Bancorp (BLMT), Summit Financial Group (SMMF), Citizens & Northern (CZNC) and MutualFirst Financial (MFSF).

Media stories about HFBC stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. HopFed Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the savings and loans company an impact score of 46.10 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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 $16.00.

HopFed Bancorp has a market capitalization of $106.37 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.

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.