Jane Street Group LLC Has $476,000 Holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC)

Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) by 11.8% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 8,420 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after acquiring an additional 889 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC’s holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp were worth $476,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of SMBC. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in Southern Missouri Bancorp in the second quarter valued at approximately $210,000. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at $233,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp by 139.5% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,673 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 2,722 shares during the last quarter. Triune Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp during the third quarter worth $328,000. Finally, Creative Planning increased its holdings in Southern Missouri Bancorp by 20.9% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 6,610 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $373,000 after purchasing an additional 1,142 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.49% of the company’s stock.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp stock opened at $56.46 on Tuesday. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $39.00 and a 12 month high of $68.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The company has a market capitalization of $636.70 million, a PE ratio of 12.98 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $62.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $56.26.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The savings and loans company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by ($0.01). Southern Missouri Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.18% and a net margin of 17.44%. The business had revenue of $74.55 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $42.48 million. On average, research analysts predict that Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. will post 4.9 EPS for the current year.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. Southern Missouri Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 21.15%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on SMBC. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Southern Missouri Bancorp from $62.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Stephens lifted their price objective on shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th.

Insider Activity

In other Southern Missouri Bancorp news, Director William E. Young sold 3,000 shares of Southern Missouri Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.90, for a total value of $179,700.00. Following the sale, the director now 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 16.60% of the company’s stock.

Southern Missouri Bancorp 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.