First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) Research Coverage Started at StockNews.com

StockNews.com began coverage on shares of First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) in a research note published on Thursday. The firm issued a hold rating on the savings and loans company’s stock.

First Capital Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FCAP opened at $32.25 on Thursday. First Capital has a one year low of $26.03 and a one year high of $38.00. The firm has a market cap of $108.10 million, a PE ratio of 9.14 and a beta of 0.58. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $32.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $32.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.70.

First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 25th. The savings and loans company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. First Capital had a net margin of 20.87% and a return on equity of 10.82%. The firm had revenue of $10.93 million for the quarter.

First Capital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. First Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.86%.

Institutional Trading of First Capital

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FCAP. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in First Capital by 5.0% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,030 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $490,000 after buying an additional 670 shares during the last quarter. Siena Capital Partners GP LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Capital by 17.4% during the 3rd quarter. Siena Capital Partners GP LLC now owns 103,032 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $3,602,000 after purchasing an additional 15,277 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of First Capital by 4.4% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 35,687 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,248,000 after acquiring an additional 1,520 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 11.65% of the company’s stock.

About First Capital

First Capital, Inc operates as the bank holding company for First Harrison Bank that provides various banking services to individuals and business customers. The company offers various deposit instruments, including non-interest-bearing checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and retirement savings plans.