Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 13,654 shares of the savings and loans company's stock, valued at approximately $783,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned 0.12% of Southern Missouri Bancorp as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 139.5% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,673 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $264,000 after buying an additional 2,722 shares in the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management purchased a new position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in the third quarter valued at $273,000. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,026 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $288,000 after buying an additional 894 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in the third quarter valued at $379,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC increased 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 valued at $455,000 after buying an additional 2,404 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.49% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on Southern Missouri Bancorp from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Stephens reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $76.00 price objective on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th.
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Southern Missouri Bancorp Price Performance
Southern Missouri Bancorp stock traded down $0.17 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $54.97. 17,276 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 31,164. The company has a market capitalization of $619.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.00 and a beta of 0.99. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $57.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.00. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $39.00 and a 1 year high of $68.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 0.97.
Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The savings and loans company reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. Southern Missouri Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.45% and a net margin of 17.72%. On average, analysts anticipate that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.06 EPS for the current year.
Southern Missouri Bancorp Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. Southern Missouri Bancorp's dividend payout ratio is currently 20.09%.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director Douglas Bagby sold 7,000 shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.08, for a total value of $413,560.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 21,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,240,680. The trade was a 25.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 16.60% of the company's stock.
About Southern Missouri Bancorp
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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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