SMBC vs. FMBH, IBCP, OBK, OCFC, SBSI, STEL, TCBK, THFF, WSFS, and PFS
Should you be buying Southern Missouri Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern Missouri Bancorp include First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Independent Bank (IBCP), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Stellarone (STEL), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), WSFS Financial (WSFS), and Provident Financial Services (PFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Southern Missouri Bancorp vs. Its Competitors
Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) and First Mid Bancshares (NASDAQ:FMBH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Southern Missouri Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Southern Missouri Bancorp pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Mid Bancshares pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Southern Missouri Bancorp has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Mid Bancshares has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
First Mid Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Southern Missouri Bancorp. Southern Missouri Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Mid Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Southern Missouri Bancorp has a net margin of 19.17% compared to First Mid Bancshares' net margin of 18.32%. Southern Missouri Bancorp's return on equity of 11.19% beat First Mid Bancshares' return on equity.
Southern Missouri Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $64.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.10%. First Mid Bancshares has a consensus price target of $43.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.79%. Given Southern Missouri Bancorp's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Southern Missouri Bancorp is more favorable than First Mid Bancshares.
Southern Missouri Bancorp has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
49.5% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.8% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, First Mid Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Southern Missouri Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Mid Bancshares and 2 mentions for Southern Missouri Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Southern Missouri Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First Mid Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Southern Missouri Bancorp beats First Mid Bancshares on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:SMBC) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
