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American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SMBC – Free Report ) by 17.
7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 208,097 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after buying an additional 31,267 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc.
owned approximately 1.84% of Southern Missouri Bancorp worth $11,939,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company.
Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $74,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 139.5% during 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 purchasing an additional 2,722 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp in the fourth quarter valued at $273,000. Zacks Investment Management purchased a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp in the third quarter valued at $273,000.
Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,026 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $288,000 after purchasing an additional 894 shares during the period.
Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.49% of the company’s stock. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of brokerages have recently commented on SMBC.
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 Southern Missouri Bancorp from $70.
00 to $68.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Insider Buying and Selling In related 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 sale, the director now directly owns 21,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,240,680. The trade was a 25.00 % decrease in their position.
The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink . 16.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Southern Missouri Bancorp Trading Up 0.2 % Shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp stock opened at $52.12 on Wednesday.
The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $56.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.69.
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, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $39.
00 and a fifty-two week high of $68.69. The company has a market cap of $623.
30 million, a P/E ratio of 11.38 and a beta of 0.99.
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 earnings per share (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%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.
will post 5.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Southern Missouri Bancorp Dividend Announcement The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th.
Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.23 dividend. 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 1.77%.
Southern Missouri Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.09%. Southern Missouri Bancorp Profile ( Free Report ) 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. Featured Articles Want to see what other hedge funds are holding SMBC? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.
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