C&F Financial Co. (NASDAQ: CFI – received rating) the stock price fell below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $51.05 and has traded as high as $48.66. C&F Financial shares were last traded at $49.34 with volume of 4,721 shares traded.

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage of shares of C&F Financial in a research report on Tuesday. They gave the company a buy rating.

The company has a 50-day moving average of $50.83 and a 200-day moving average of $51.05. The stock has a market cap of $174.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.48 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt to equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.86.

C&F Financial (NASDAQ: CFI – received rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 21. The financial services provider reported earnings per share of $1.57 for the quarter. The company had revenue of $27.21 million for the quarter. C&F Financial had a return on equity of 13.14% and a net margin of 20.26%.

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 1st. Registered investors will receive a dividend of $0.40 on Wednesday, June 15th. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday 14th June. That equates to an annualized dividend of $1.60 and a yield of 3.24%. C&F Financial’s Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR) is 21.02%.

In other news from C&F Financial, Director James H. Hudson III sold 2,200 shares of C&F Financial in a transaction on Thursday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.01 for a total value of $112,222.00. Following the transaction, the Director now directly owns 11,627 shares of the Company, valued at $593,093.27. The transaction was disclosed in a SEC-filed document available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 6.40% of the company’s shares.

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in C&F Financial by 1.8% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 189,596 shares of the financial services provider, valued at $10,069,000, after purchasing an additional 3,266 shares last quarter. Manufacturers Life Insurance Company added 13.9% to its position in C&F Financial in the first quarter. Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 75,588 shares of the financial services provider, valued at $3,788,000, after purchasing an additional 9,203 shares last quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. added 0.7% to its position in C&F Financial during the first quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 55,874 shares of the financial services provider, valued at $2,823,000, after purchasing an additional 413 shares last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its stake in C&F Financial by 2.3% in the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 38,267 shares of the financial services provider, valued at $1,918,000, having purchased an additional 851 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings of C&F Financial stock by 10.2% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 28,514 shares of the financial services firm valued at $1,514,000 after purchasing an additional 2,641 shares last quarter. 27.58% of the shares are owned by institutional investors.

C&F Financial Company Profile (NASDAQ: CFI)

C&F Financial Corporation acts as the bank holding company for Citizens and Farmers Bank, which provides banking services to individuals and businesses. The company’s retail banking business offers a variety of banking services, including checking and savings accounts, as well as business, real estate, development, mortgage, home equity and installment loans.

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