Headlines about Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Hingham Institution for Savings earned a daily sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned headlines about the savings and loans company an impact score of 46.4684925474846 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near term.
Separately, ValuEngine raised shares of Hingham Institution for Savings from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 16th.
Shares of Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ HIFS) traded up 1.18% during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $179.71. 2,041 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged. Hingham Institution for Savings has a one year low of $127.01 and a one year high of $203.01. The company has a market capitalization of $383.14 million, a PE ratio of 15.70 and a beta of 0.74. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $179.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $181.24.
Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 13th. The savings and loans company reported $2.97 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $16.09 million for the quarter.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 10th were given a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 6th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.71%. Hingham Institution for Savings’s payout ratio is 11.65%.
About Hingham Institution for Savings
Hingham Institution for Savings (the Bank) is a Massachusetts-chartered savings bank (the Bank). The Bank is principally engaged in the business of residential and commercial real estate mortgage lending, funded by a retail deposit network and borrowings. The Bank provides a range of financial services to individuals and small businesses through its approximately 10 offices in Boston and southeastern Massachusetts.
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