Security Federal Corp. (OTCMKTS:SFDL) Short Interest Up 165.9% in July

Security Federal Corp. (OTCMKTS:SFDL) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 484 shares, an increase of 165.9% from the June 30th total of 182 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 714 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Security Federal Stock Performance

SFDL stock opened at $41.81 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $38.43 and a 200-day moving average of $36.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Security Federal has a 12-month low of $30.64 and a 12-month high of $41.81. The firm has a market cap of $129.19 million, a PE ratio of 10.45 and a beta of 0.42.

Security Federal (OTCMKTS:SFDL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The bank reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $15.20 million during the quarter. Security Federal had a return on equity of 12.60% and a net margin of 15.72%.

Security Federal Company Profile

Security Federal Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Security Federal Bank that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit products, such as savings and checking accounts, money market accounts, fixed interest rate certificates with varying maturities, and individual retirement accounts. The company provides real estate loans comprising commercial real estate loans secured by non-residential commercial properties, churches, hotels, residential developments, and multi-family dwellings; one-to-four family residential real estate loans; and construction loans and loans for the acquisition, development, and construction of residential subdivisions and commercial projects.