American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC - Free Report) by 17.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 208,097 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after purchasing an additional 31,267 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 1.84% of Southern Missouri Bancorp worth $11,939,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp during the 3rd quarter valued at $3,690,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 147.9% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 89,957 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $5,082,000 after buying an additional 53,670 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 48.2% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 104,175 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $6,105,000 after buying an additional 33,902 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 249.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 25,080 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $1,417,000 after acquiring an additional 17,895 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $783,000. 49.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on SMBC shares. Stephens reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $76.00 price objective on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Southern Missouri Bancorp from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.
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Southern Missouri Bancorp Stock Performance
Southern Missouri Bancorp stock traded down $3.92 during trading on Thursday, hitting $47.99. The stock had a trading volume of 39,213 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,687. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The stock's 50 day moving average is $56.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.57. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $39.00 and a 1 year high of $68.69. The stock has a market cap of $573.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.48 and a beta of 0.99.
Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The savings and loans company reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. Southern Missouri Bancorp had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 10.45%. As a group, analysts predict that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.06 EPS for the current year.
Southern Missouri Bancorp Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.92%. Southern Missouri Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.09%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Southern Missouri Bancorp
In related news, Director Douglas Bagby sold 7,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.08, for a total transaction of $413,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 21,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,240,680. The trade was a 25.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 16.60% of the company's stock.
Southern Missouri Bancorp Company Profile
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Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Southern Bank that provides banking and financial services to individuals and corporate customers in the United States. The company offers deposits products, including interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, saving accounts, certificates of deposit, retirement savings plans, and money market deposit accounts.
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