Proficio Capital Partners LLC Purchases New Shares in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 13,654 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $783,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned 0.12% of Southern Missouri Bancorp as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of SMBC. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 139.5% in the third 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 period. Zacks Investment Management purchased a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp in the third quarter worth $273,000. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 21.6% in 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 period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp during the 3rd quarter worth $379,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 42.4% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 8,071 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $455,000 after buying an additional 2,404 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.49% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SMBC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $76.00 price target on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target 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.

Insider Activity at Southern Missouri Bancorp

In related news, Director Douglas Bagby sold 7,000 shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.08, for a total transaction of $413,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 21,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,240,680. This trade represents a 25.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 16.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SMBC opened at $52.97 on Friday. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 52-week low of $39.00 and a 52-week high of $68.69. The stock has a market cap of $633.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.57 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $57.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.76.

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

Southern Missouri Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. Southern Missouri Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.09%.

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.