American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC - Free Report) by 17.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 208,097 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after acquiring an additional 31,267 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned 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 also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new position in Southern Missouri Bancorp in the third quarter worth approximately $600,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 53,670 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 139.5% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,673 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $264,000 after acquiring an additional 2,722 shares during the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $3,690,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 42.4% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 8,071 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $455,000 after buying an additional 2,404 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.49% of the company's stock.
Southern Missouri Bancorp Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ SMBC traded down $0.55 during trading on Friday, reaching $47.44. The company had a trading volume of 41,039 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,903. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 0.97. The stock has a market cap of $567.33 million, a PE ratio of 10.36 and a beta of 0.88. The business's 50 day moving average price is $56.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.56. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 52 week low of $39.00 and a 52 week high of $68.69.
Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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%. Analysts expect that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.06 earnings per share for the current year.
Southern Missouri Bancorp Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.94%. Southern Missouri Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.09%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have commented on SMBC shares. Stephens restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $76.00 target price on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.
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Insider Transactions at Southern Missouri Bancorp
In other Southern Missouri Bancorp news, Director Douglas Bagby sold 7,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.08, for a total value of $413,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 21,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,240,680. This trade represents a 25.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 16.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Southern Missouri Bancorp 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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