Barclays PLC Has $1.56 Million Stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC)

Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,256 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,983 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned 0.24% of Southern Missouri Bancorp worth $1,563,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Kennedy Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp during the fourth quarter worth approximately $825,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,414 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $942,000 after buying an additional 1,686 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 39.9% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,100 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $350,000 after acquiring an additional 1,739 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 109,664 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $6,291,000 after acquiring an additional 5,489 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 243.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 86,033 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $4,936,000 after purchasing an additional 60,953 shares in the last quarter. 49.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Trading Up 0.9 %

SMBC opened at $53.14 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $635.50 million, a PE ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $39.90 and a fifty-two week high of $68.69. The company’s 50-day moving average is $52.20 and its 200 day moving average is $57.63.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The savings and loans company reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.08. Southern Missouri Bancorp had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 10.45%. The firm had revenue of $46.15 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.33 million. As a group, research 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 will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Southern Missouri Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.47%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on SMBC shares. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $65.00 price target on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price 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.

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.