Media headlines about AmeriServ Financial (NASDAQ:ASRV) have been trending somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. AmeriServ Financial earned a daily sentiment score of 0.24 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.569712385118 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near term.
Shares of AmeriServ Financial (NASDAQ ASRV) traded up 1.28% during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $3.95. 11,625 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $3.97 and a 200 day moving average of $3.95. AmeriServ Financial has a 12-month low of $3.10 and a 12-month high of $4.25. The company has a market cap of $72.87 million, a P/E ratio of 15.02 and a beta of 0.15.
AmeriServ Financial (NASDAQ:ASRV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $12.65 million during the quarter. AmeriServ Financial had a return on equity of 5.11% and a net margin of 8.59%. Equities analysts forecast that AmeriServ Financial will post ($0.02) EPS for the current year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 21st. Investors of record on Monday, August 7th were paid a dividend of $0.015 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 3rd. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.52%. AmeriServ Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.08%.
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AmeriServ Financial Company Profile
AmeriServ Financial, Inc is a bank holding company of AmeriServ Financial Bank (the Bank). The Company’s principal activities consist of owning and operating its three subsidiary entities. The Company’s segments include retail banking, commercial banking, trust and investment/parent. Its Retail banking segment includes the deposit-gathering branch franchise and lending to both individuals and small businesses.
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