91,128 Shares in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) Bought by Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV

Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV bought a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 91,128 shares of the savings and loans company's stock, valued at approximately $5,228,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV owned about 0.81% of Southern Missouri Bancorp at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of SMBC. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in Southern Missouri Bancorp during the fourth quarter worth about $74,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in Southern Missouri Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth approximately $138,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD acquired a new position in Southern Missouri Bancorp during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $220,000. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $273,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.49% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Southern Missouri Bancorp

In other news, Director William E. Young sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.23, for a total transaction of $159,690.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 42,649 shares in the company, valued at $2,270,206.27. This represents a 6.57 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 16.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on SMBC shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Stephens reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $65.00 price target on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SMBC traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $53.28. 15,209 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 32,599. The firm has a market cap of $637.18 million, a PE ratio of 11.63 and a beta of 1.00. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $39.90 and a fifty-two week high of $68.69. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC - Get Free Report) last released 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. The firm had revenue of $46.15 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.33 million. Southern Missouri Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.45% and a net margin of 17.72%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.06 earnings per share for the current year.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a 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%.

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.