Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOTJ) Short Interest Up 20.4% in December

Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOTJ) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,900 shares, a growth of 20.4% from the December 15th total of 4,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Bank of the James Financial Group Trading Up 4.0 %

BOTJ stock traded up $0.54 during trading on Friday, reaching $14.00. 13,041 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,661. The firm has a market capitalization of $63.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.61 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $14.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.73. Bank of the James Financial Group has a 1 year low of $9.65 and a 1 year high of $17.05.

Bank of the James Financial Group (NASDAQ:BOTJ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $11.33 million for the quarter. Bank of the James Financial Group had a return on equity of 13.36% and a net margin of 14.46%.

Institutional Trading of Bank of the James Financial Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new position in Bank of the James Financial Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,018,000. Fourthstone LLC increased its stake in Bank of the James Financial Group by 27.7% during the third quarter. Fourthstone LLC now owns 93,119 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,279,000 after purchasing an additional 20,191 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Bank of the James Financial Group by 46.8% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 26,852 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $302,000 after purchasing an additional 8,556 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Bank of the James Financial Group by 5.0% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 19,642 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 938 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 18.50% of the company’s stock.

About Bank of the James Financial Group

Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Bank of the James that provides general retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, associations and organizations, and governmental authorities in Virginia, the United States. It offers checking, savings, individual retirement, and health care saving accounts, as well as other time deposits, including money market accounts and certificates of deposit.