Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Waterstone Financial Inc shares valued at $7,227 were sold by Schmidt Stephen J on Dec 11 ’24. At $15.12 per share, Schmidt Stephen J sold 478 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 70,078 shares worth approximately $0.89 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Schmidt Stephen J sold 259 shares, netting a total of over 3,959 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $15.28 each, the insider now holds 70,078 shares.
Before that, Schmidt Stephen J had sold 2,194 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $34,617, the Director traded Waterstone Financial Inc shares for $15.78 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,194 shares, worth approximately $0.89 million.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on February 26, 2021, Waterstone Financial Inc [WSBF] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $20.50. Analysts at Sandler O’Neill upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 31, 2017, Sandler O’Neill has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for WSBF. Earlier on September 07, 2017, Sandler O’Neill upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for WSBF stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing WSBF Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.95%. Over the course of the year, Waterstone Financial Inc shares have dropped approximately -5.95%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $13.48 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $12.33 on 01/08/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $14.64, while a 200-day SMA reached $13.67. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 57486.0 shares from 74600.0 shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Waterstone Financial Inc (WSBF)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 12.41, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 12.17. In the upper region, resistance lies at 12.80. The next price resistance is at 12.95. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 22.24 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.58, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 88.26%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at buying indicates that the stock is to be held.
