Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri. Through its subsidiary, Hawthorn Bank, the company provides a range of banking services to individuals, families, businesses and public-sector organizations.

Hawthorn Bank offers deposit products, personal and commercial lending, mortgage services, cash-management solutions, online and mobile banking, and other financial services. Its lending activities include consumer, residential real estate, commercial real estate and business loans.

The bank serves communities primarily throughout central Missouri, with locations in markets including Jefferson City, Columbia and surrounding areas. Hawthorn Bank traces its history to the 19th century and has maintained a community-banking focus, emphasizing local decision-making and relationships with customers and businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.62 to $38.00
• 50-Day Range: $38.02 to $40.31
• 52-Week Range: $29.39 to $40.60
• Volume: 10,431 shs
• Average Volume: 11,333 shs
• Market Capitalization: $260.96 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.90
• Dividend Yield: 2.22%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hawthorn Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hawthorn Bancshares scored higher than 27% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 721st out of 836 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Hawthorn Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hawthorn Bancshares has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hawthorn Bancshares is 9.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hawthorn Bancshares is 9.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.72.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hawthorn Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.81% of the float of Hawthorn Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hawthorn Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.58.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hawthorn Bancshares has recently increased by 22.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Hawthorn Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 2.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hawthorn Bancshares has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hawthorn Bancshares is 21.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Hawthorn Bancshares this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hawthorn Bancshares insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

22.90% of the stock of Hawthorn Bancshares is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

30.73% of the stock of Hawthorn Bancshares is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HWBK
• CIK: 893847
• Web: www.hawthornbancshares.com
• Phone: (573) 761-6100
• Fax: 573-761-6272
• Employees: 269
• Year Founded: 1865

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $23.80 million
• Net Margins: 22.77%
• Pretax Margin: 26.81%
• Return on Equity: 15.15%
• Return on Assets: 1.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $111.97 million
• Price / Sales: 2.33
• Cash Flow: $3.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.95
• Book Value: $25.26 per share
• Price / Book: 1.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,900,000
• Free Float: 5,321,000
• Market Cap: $260.96 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.47