Teacher Retirement System of Texas Has $231,000 Stock Holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC)

Teacher Retirement System of Texas reduced its stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC - Free Report) by 66.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,431 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after selling 8,660 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas' holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp were worth $231,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in Southern Missouri Bancorp in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $74,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp in the fourth quarter worth approximately $138,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 147.5% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 3,542 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $202,000 after acquiring an additional 2,111 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD bought a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp in the fourth quarter worth approximately $220,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 7,404.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,578 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $238,000 after acquiring an additional 4,517 shares in the last quarter. 49.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Southern Missouri Bancorp

In other Southern Missouri Bancorp news, Director William E. Young sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.23, for a total value of $159,690.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 42,649 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,270,206.27. This trade represents a 6.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 16.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Trading Down 0.1%

SMBC stock traded down $0.07 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $56.79. 41,938 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 35,199. The stock has a market capitalization of $641.73 million, a PE ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 0.98. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $54.49. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 1-year low of $45.10 and a 1-year high of $68.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The savings and loans company reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.08. Southern Missouri Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.06% and a net margin of 18.76%. The firm had revenue of $46.15 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $45.33 million. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Stephens reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $65.00 target price on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Company 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.