GSA Capital Partners LLP Purchases 9,566 Shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC)

GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) by 94.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,642 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,566 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP’s holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp were worth $1,110,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of SMBC. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 0.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 578,818 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $25,300,000 after acquiring an additional 3,821 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 4.8% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 354,318 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $15,947,000 after purchasing an additional 16,085 shares during the last quarter. Raffles Associates LP raised its stake in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Raffles Associates LP now owns 242,292 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $10,906,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 23.2% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 145,412 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $6,545,000 after buying an additional 27,388 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 8.2% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 107,734 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $4,849,000 after acquiring an additional 8,200 shares during the last quarter. 49.49% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Trading Up 0.1 %

Southern Missouri Bancorp stock opened at $66.20 on Friday. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 12-month low of $39.00 and a 12-month high of $68.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $746.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.22 and a beta of 0.95. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $58.21 and a 200 day moving average of $50.71. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The savings and loans company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $74.55 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $42.48 million. Southern Missouri Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 17.44%. As a group, research analysts predict that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 4.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.39%. Southern Missouri Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.15%.

Insider Activity

In other Southern Missouri Bancorp news, Director William E. Young sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.90, for a total transaction of $179,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 48,649 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,914,075.10. This trade represents a 5.81 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 16.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SMBC has been the topic of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp from $62.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Stephens lifted their target price on Southern Missouri Bancorp from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th.

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.