Barclays PLC Has $1.43 Million Position in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC)

Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) by 90.4% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 25,273 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,996 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp were worth $1,427,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SMBC. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,690,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 147.9% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 89,957 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $5,082,000 after buying an additional 53,670 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 23.2% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 145,412 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $6,545,000 after buying an additional 27,388 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 103.4% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 36,889 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $2,084,000 after buying an additional 18,756 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 354,318 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $15,947,000 after buying an additional 16,085 shares in the last quarter. 49.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Southern Missouri Bancorp

In other news, Director William E. Young sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.90, for a total value of $179,700.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 48,649 shares in the company, valued at $2,914,075.10. The trade was a 5.81 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 16.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on SMBC shares. Stephens boosted their target price on Southern Missouri Bancorp from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Southern Missouri Bancorp from $62.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Price Performance

SMBC stock opened at $52.54 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $592.49 million, a P/E ratio of 12.08 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 52-week low of $39.00 and a 52-week high of $68.69. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $62.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.63.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The savings and loans company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $74.55 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $42.48 million. Southern Missouri Bancorp had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 10.18%. Research analysts expect that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 4.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.75%. Southern Missouri Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.15%.

About Southern Missouri Bancorp

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.