Harleysville Financial (OTCMKTS:HARL) Stock Passes Below 50-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Shares of Harleysville Financial Co. (OTCMKTS:HARL) passed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $22.39 and traded as low as $22.03. Harleysville Financial shares last traded at $22.05, with a volume of 4,116 shares traded.

Harleysville Financial Stock Up 0.2 %

The company has a fifty day moving average price of $22.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.18 million, a P/E ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 0.35.

Harleysville Financial (OTCMKTS:HARL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The bank reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter. Harleysville Financial had a return on equity of 9.69% and a net margin of 20.43%.

Harleysville Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th were paid a dividend of $0.33 per share. This is a boost from Harleysville Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 5th. Harleysville Financial’s payout ratio is presently 57.64%.

Harleysville Financial Company Profile

Harleysville Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Harleysville Bank that provides various banking products and services in Pennsylvania. The company offers various deposit products, including savings, money market, and checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposits. It also provides consumer loans, including residential mortgages, savings account loans, and home equity line of credit, construction, and non-real estate consumer loans; and commercial loans, such as commercial mortgages, line of credit, and commercial business loans.