OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPHC) Short Interest Down 29.2% in February

OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPHCGet Free Report) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 34,000 shares, a drop of 29.2% from the February 13th total of 48,000 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 40,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on OptimumBank in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock.

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OptimumBank Price Performance

NASDAQ:OPHC traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $4.25. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 13,813 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,769. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.67. The company has a market capitalization of $49.94 million, a P/E ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. OptimumBank has a twelve month low of $4.00 and a twelve month high of $5.90.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On OptimumBank

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in OPHC. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of OptimumBank by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 66,086 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $315,000 after buying an additional 2,611 shares during the last quarter. Fourthstone LLC purchased a new position in shares of OptimumBank during the 3rd quarter valued at $323,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of OptimumBank by 59.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 81,411 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $372,000 after buying an additional 30,202 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of OptimumBank by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 136,473 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $650,000 after buying an additional 19,971 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of OptimumBank by 20.7% during the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 360,691 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,717,000 after buying an additional 61,971 shares during the last quarter. 7.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

OptimumBank Company Profile

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OptimumBank Holdings, Inc operates as the bank holding company for OptimumBank that provides various consumer and commercial banking services to individuals and businesses. It accepts demand interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing, savings, money market, and NOW accounts, as well as time deposits, wire transfers, ACH services, and certificates of deposit.

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