Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $22.82 Million Stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC - Free Report) by 4.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 397,765 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after purchasing an additional 18,623 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 3.53% of Southern Missouri Bancorp worth $22,820,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in Southern Missouri Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth about $74,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $138,000. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $273,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 21.6% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 39.9% during the fourth 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 during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.49% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Southern Missouri Bancorp Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of SMBC traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $53.28. The stock had a trading volume of 15,209 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,599. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $51.77 and a 200 day 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. The company has a market cap of $637.18 million, a P/E ratio of 11.63 and a beta of 1.00. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 52 week low of $39.90 and a 52 week high of $68.69.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The savings and loans company reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.33 million. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Dividend Announcement

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 paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Southern Missouri Bancorp's dividend payout ratio is 18.47%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director William E. Young sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 5th. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,270,206.27. This represents a 6.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 16.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.