Insider Selling: Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) Director Sells 356 Shares of Stock

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) Director David S. Haddad, Jr. sold 356 shares of Sound Financial Bancorp stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.78, for a total value of $19,145.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 3,528 shares in the company, valued at $189,735.84. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Sound Financial Bancorp Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SFBC traded down $0.20 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $54.50. 154 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,728. Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. has a twelve month low of $35.80 and a twelve month high of $55.99. The company has a market cap of $139.52 million, a PE ratio of 35.62 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $53.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.76.

Sound Financial Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 12th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.39%. Sound Financial Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.67%.

Institutional Trading of Sound Financial Bancorp

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Arcus Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Sound Financial Bancorp during the third quarter worth about $503,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Sound Financial Bancorp by 7.4% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 12,660 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $509,000 after buying an additional 875 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Sound Financial Bancorp by 7.2% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 16,811 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $739,000 after buying an additional 1,122 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.85% of the company’s stock.

Sound Financial Bancorp Company Profile

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Sound Community Bank that provides banking and other financial services for consumers and businesses. It accepts various deposits products comprising savings, money market deposit, NOW, and demand accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.