AlphaQuest LLC Purchases Shares of 4,765 Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC)

AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,765 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $273,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 139.5% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,673 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 2,722 shares during the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management purchased a new position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp during the 3rd quarter worth $273,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 21.6% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in the third quarter valued at $379,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 2,404 shares during the last quarter. 49.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on SMBC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of 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. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $76.00 price target on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SMBC opened at $53.70 on Friday. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $39.00 and a 1 year high of $68.69. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $57.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.89. 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 capitalization of $605.57 million, a P/E ratio of 11.72 and a beta of 0.99.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The savings and loans company reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. Southern Missouri Bancorp had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 10.45%. Equities analysts forecast that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.06 earnings per share for the current year.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. Southern Missouri Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.09%.

Insider Activity at Southern Missouri Bancorp

In other Southern Missouri Bancorp news, Director Douglas Bagby sold 7,000 shares of the company’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 transaction, the director now directly owns 21,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,240,680. This represents a 25.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 16.60% of the company’s stock.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Profile

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.