Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) Shares Bought by Invesco Ltd.

Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) by 11.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,414 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,686 shares during the quarter. Invesco Ltd. owned 0.15% of Southern Missouri Bancorp worth $942,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SMBC. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 90.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 25,273 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,427,000 after purchasing an additional 11,996 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 249.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 25,080 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $1,417,000 after purchasing an additional 17,895 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 38.0% in the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 9,254 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $531,000 after buying an additional 2,547 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 8,420 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 889 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in the fourth quarter worth about $783,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.49% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on SMBC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on shares of 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. Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $65.00 price target on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Stock Up 0.0 %

SMBC opened at $52.67 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $629.88 million, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.88. 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 one year low of $39.44 and a one year high of $68.69. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $52.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $57.70.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 21st. The savings and loans company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $46.15 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.33 million. Southern Missouri Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.45% and a net margin of 17.72%. Analysts anticipate that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.06 EPS for the current year.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.75%. Southern Missouri Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 18.47%.

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.