Two Sigma Advisers LP Has $1.39 Million Stock Holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC)

Two Sigma Advisers LP decreased its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) by 5.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 24,300 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after selling 1,500 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP’s holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp were worth $1,394,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in SMBC. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 21.6% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,026 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $288,000 after buying an additional 894 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 20,844 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,196,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares during the period. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 19,909 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,142,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 45,918 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $2,634,000 after purchasing an additional 915 shares during the period. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 13,350 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $766,000 after purchasing an additional 780 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 49.49% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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 Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp stock opened at $52.80 on Friday. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 12-month low of $39.90 and a 12-month high of $68.69. The company has a market cap of $596.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.53 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $51.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $56.63.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The savings and loans company reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 the consensus estimate of $45.33 million. On average, equities analysts expect that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were issued a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 15th. Southern Missouri Bancorp’s payout ratio is 18.47%.

Insider Transactions at Southern Missouri Bancorp

In related news, Director William E. Young sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.23, for a total value of $159,690.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 16.60% of the company’s stock.

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.