1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOW) Short Interest Update

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOW) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 21,900 shares, a growth of 123.5% from the February 13th total of 9,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 26,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short.

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of BCOW opened at $9.78 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.52 million, a P/E ratio of -16.30 and a beta of 0.34. 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin has a 12-month low of $6.69 and a 12-month high of $10.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $9.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.80.

Institutional Trading of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BCOW. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin by 44.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 22,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 7,028 shares in the last quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 33,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $331,000 after acquiring an additional 2,525 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin by 29.6% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 57,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $578,000 after acquiring an additional 13,195 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Black Maple Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Black Maple Capital Management LP now owns 113,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,139,000 after acquiring an additional 10,454 shares in the last quarter. 37.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin in a research note on Friday, March 7th.

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Company Profile

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin, Inc operates as a holding company for PyraMax Bank, FSB that provides a range of financial services to commercial and retail customers. The company offers checking, savings, certificate of deposits, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan products include one- to four-family residential real estate, residential real estate construction, commercial real estate, and land development loans; commercial loans and lines of credit secured by non-real estate business assets; mortgages; and consumer loans, such as home equity lines of credit, automobile loans, and recreational vehicle loans.