Short Interest in Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLFP) Rises By 215.0%

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLFP) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,300 shares, a growth of 215.0% from the December 15th total of 2,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days.

Heartland Financial USA Price Performance

NASDAQ:HTLFP opened at $25.16 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $25.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.27. Heartland Financial USA has a 12-month low of $24.28 and a 12-month high of $26.20.

Heartland Financial USA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.4375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.96%.

About Heartland Financial USA

Heartland Financial USA, Inc, a bank holding company, provides commercial, small business, and consumer banking services to individuals and businesses in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking, demand deposit accounts, NOW accounts, savings, money market, and individual retirement; certificates of deposit; and other time deposits.