High Country Bancorp Inc. (OTCMKTS:HCBC) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

High Country Bancorp Inc. (OTCMKTS:HCBC) was the target of a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 502 shares, a growth of 25,000.0% from the September 15th total of 2 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,163 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

High Country Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS HCBC traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $45.31. 101 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,507. The company’s 50-day moving average is $45.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.75. The company has a market capitalization of $45.13 million, a P/E ratio of 10.59 and a beta of 0.30. High Country Bancorp has a 1 year low of $30.01 and a 1 year high of $47.00.

High Country Bancorp (OTCMKTS:HCBC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 9th. The company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $6.46 million during the quarter.

High Country Bancorp Company Profile

High Country Bancorp, Inc is a bank holding company headquartered in Salida, Colorado. Through its subsidiary, High Country Bank, the company provides community banking services to individuals, families, businesses and organizations in Colorado.

High Country Bank offers deposit products such as checking, savings, money market and certificate of deposit accounts, along with consumer, residential mortgage, commercial and agricultural lending. Its services also include online and mobile banking, treasury management, debit cards and other traditional banking products.

The bank serves communities in central and western Colorado through branches and related banking operations, including markets such as Salida, Buena Vista and Evergreen.