CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its stake in shares of Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWBK – Free Report) by 42.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,368 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,200 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Hawthorn Bancshares were worth $209,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in Hawthorn Bancshares by 36.5% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 25,043 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $496,000 after purchasing an additional 6,700 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in Hawthorn Bancshares by 5.2% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 27,169 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $680,000 after purchasing an additional 1,340 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Hawthorn Bancshares by 11.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 68,657 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,719,000 after purchasing an additional 6,955 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 30.73% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Hawthorn Bancshares
In other news, Director Frank E. Burkhead sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.87, for a total value of $95,610.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 11,477 shares in the company, valued at $365,771.99. This trade represents a 20.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jonathan Holtaway sold 5,053 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.57, for a total value of $144,364.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 402,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,498,282.20. The trade was a 1.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 9,457 shares of company stock worth $285,175. 23.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
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Hawthorn Bancshares Trading Up 0.5 %
Hawthorn Bancshares stock opened at $32.75 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $30.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $26.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. has a one year low of $17.86 and a one year high of $34.00. The stock has a market cap of $228.92 million, a PE ratio of 12.55 and a beta of 0.59.
Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter. Hawthorn Bancshares had a return on equity of 13.00% and a net margin of 16.65%.
Hawthorn Bancshares Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Saturday, March 15th will be paid a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Hawthorn Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.12%.
About Hawthorn Bancshares
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Hawthorn Bank that provides various banking services in the United States. It accepts checking, savings, money market, individual retirement, and other time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial and industrial, single payment personal, installment, commercial and residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as equipment, operating, and small business administration loans; and debit and credit cards.
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