Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.25 (NASDAQ:SMBC)

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBC) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of 0.25 per share by the savings and loans company on Friday, November 28th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th.

Southern Missouri Bancorp has a dividend payout ratio of 16.5% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Southern Missouri Bancorp to earn $5.70 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.92 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 16.1%.

Southern Missouri Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of SMBC stock opened at $50.49 on Thursday. Southern Missouri Bancorp has a 52-week low of $45.10 and a 52-week high of $68.69. The stock has a market cap of $570.03 million, a PE ratio of 9.75 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $54.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.71.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 10th. The savings and loans company reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Southern Missouri Bancorp had a net margin of 19.17% and a return on equity of 11.19%. The firm had revenue of $30.15 million for the quarter. As a group, analysts forecast that Southern Missouri Bancorp will post 5.06 EPS for the current year.

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.