Juniata Valley Financial Corp. (OTCMKTS:JUVF) Short Interest Up 50.0% in July

Juniata Valley Financial Corp. (OTCMKTS:JUVF) saw a significant increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, an increase of 50.0% from the June 30th total of 200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Juniata Valley Financial Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:JUVF traded up $0.15 during trading on Monday, hitting $11.40. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 400 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,840. Juniata Valley Financial has a fifty-two week low of $10.05 and a fifty-two week high of $15.50. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $11.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.03.

Juniata Valley Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 16th. Juniata Valley Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 90.23%.

About Juniata Valley Financial

Juniata Valley Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for The Juniata Valley Bank that provides retail and commercial banking services primarily to small and mid-sized businesses in central and northern Pennsylvania, the United States. The company accepts personal checking, club, money market deposit, savings, individual retirement, business checking, payroll direct deposit, and demand and time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.