News headlines about Bank of South Carolina Corp. (NASDAQ:BKSC) have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Bank of South Carolina Corp. earned a news sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news articles about the bank an impact score of 46.51182031643 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near term.
Bank of South Carolina Corp. (NASDAQ:BKSC) traded up 1.05% during trading on Wednesday, reaching $19.25. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,097 shares. The company has a market capitalization of $95.69 million, a P/E ratio of 18.51 and a beta of 0.23. The company’s 50-day moving average is $19.46 and its 200-day moving average is $20.32. Bank of South Carolina Corp. has a 1-year low of $16.88 and a 1-year high of $23.97.
Bank of South Carolina Corp. (NASDAQ:BKSC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 13th. The bank reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter. Bank of South Carolina Corp. had a return on equity of 12.91% and a net margin of 29.20%.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 31st. Investors of record on Monday, July 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 29th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.91%. Bank of South Carolina Corp.’s payout ratio is currently 53.33%.
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In related news, CFO Eugene H. Iv Walpole bought 2,669 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $20.25 per share, for a total transaction of $54,047.25. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 2,120 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,930. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, President Fleetwood S. Hassell bought 3,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of $20.20 per share, for a total transaction of $72,720.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the president now owns 44,829 shares in the company, valued at approximately $905,545.80. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 13,950 shares of company stock worth $279,182. Company insiders own 28.87% of the company’s stock.
Bank of South Carolina Corp. Company Profile
Bank of South Carolina Corporation is a financial institution holding company. The Company offers a range of financial services through its subsidiary, The Bank of South Carolina (the Bank). The Bank is a commercial bank, which operates principally in the Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley counties of South Carolina.
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