4,132 Shares in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) Acquired by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 4,132 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $233,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in SMBC. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 23.2% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 145,412 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $6,545,000 after purchasing an additional 27,388 shares during the period. FORVIS Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp during the 1st quarter worth approximately $861,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 354,318 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $15,947,000 after purchasing an additional 16,085 shares during the period. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC boosted its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 36.1% during the 1st quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 48,735 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $2,130,000 after purchasing an additional 12,925 shares during the period. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 46.5% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 27,302 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,227,000 after purchasing an additional 8,662 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.49% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director William E. Young sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.37, for a total value of $26,185.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 223,917 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,726,533.29. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, Director William E. Young sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.57, for a total value of $247,850.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 218,917 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,851,715.69. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director William E. Young sold 500 shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp stock in a transaction on Friday, August 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.37, for a total transaction of $26,185.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 223,917 shares in the company, valued at $11,726,533.29. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 16.60% of the company’s stock.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of SMBC stock opened at $58.72 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 52 week low of $38.65 and a 52 week high of $61.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $662.36 million, a PE ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.96. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $55.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.10.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 29th. The savings and loans company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.26. Southern Missouri Bancorp had a net margin of 18.37% and a return on equity of 10.61%. The company had revenue of $42.86 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $40.18 million. On average, research analysts predict that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 4.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Stephens started coverage on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in a research report on Tuesday, August 13th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $60.00 price target for the company.

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.