High Country Bancorp Inc. (OTCMKTS:HCBC) Short Interest Up 1,491.7% in May

High Country Bancorp Inc. (OTCMKTS:HCBC) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 573 shares, a growth of 1,491.7% from the May 14th total of 36 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,380 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

High Country Bancorp Stock Up 1.4%

OTCMKTS:HCBC traded up $0.57 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $40.57. 920 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 700. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $37.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.95. High Country Bancorp has a 52 week low of $29.00 and a 52 week high of $40.57. The firm has a market cap of $40.57 million, a P/E ratio of 9.41 and a beta of 0.30.

High Country Bancorp Company Profile

High Country Bancorp, Inc (OTCMKTS: HCBC) is the bank holding company for High Country Bank, a community?focused financial institution headquartered in West Jefferson, North Carolina. As a locally owned and operated bank, it specializes in delivering personalized banking solutions to individuals, families and small businesses across the High Country region.

The company’s subsidiary, High Country Bank, offers a comprehensive range of deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit and money market accounts.