Short Interest in Juniata Valley Financial Corp. (OTCMKTS:JUVF) Declines By 85.7%

Juniata Valley Financial Corp. (OTCMKTS:JUVF) was the target of a large decline in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 100 shares, a decline of 85.7% from the February 29th total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Juniata Valley Financial Price Performance

JUVF remained flat at $12.35 during trading on Thursday. 271 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,680. Juniata Valley Financial has a 52 week low of $10.05 and a 52 week high of $16.50. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.40.

Juniata Valley Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 16th were given a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 15th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.13%. Juniata Valley Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 90.23%.

Juniata Valley Financial Company Profile

Juniata Valley Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for The Juniata Valley Bank that provides retail and commercial banking services primarily to small and mid-sized businesses in central and northern Pennsylvania, the United States. The company accepts personal checking, club, money market deposit, savings, individual retirement, business checking, payroll direct deposit, and demand and time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.