SmartFinancial, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBK) Receives $49.75 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Posted by on Aug 20th, 2026

SmartFinancial, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBK – Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $50.4167.

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on SMBK shares. Benchmark increased their target price on SmartFinancial from $56.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Stephens lifted their price target on SmartFinancial from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $58.00 price objective on shares of SmartFinancial in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on SmartFinancial from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd.

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Insider Buying and Selling at SmartFinancial

In other news, Director Victor Lynn Barrett acquired 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $43.78 per share, for a total transaction of $131,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 151,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,642,476.72. The trade was a 2.02% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Cathy G. Ackermann acquired 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $42.12 per share, for a total transaction of $126,360.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 19,831 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $835,281.72. This trade represents a 17.82% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 6.93% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of SmartFinancial

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in SmartFinancial by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 846,978 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $30,263,000 after purchasing an additional 26,373 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of SmartFinancial by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 838,797 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $31,027,000 after buying an additional 2,268 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of SmartFinancial by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 728,151 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $26,934,000 after buying an additional 80,639 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of SmartFinancial by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 178,374 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $6,598,000 after acquiring an additional 5,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of SmartFinancial by 55.9% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 163,240 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $6,038,000 after acquiring an additional 58,560 shares in the last quarter. 58.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

SmartFinancial Stock Performance

NASDAQ SMBK opened at $50.69 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.61. SmartFinancial has a 12-month low of $33.01 and a 12-month high of $54.14. The firm has a market cap of $866.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.69 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

SmartFinancial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st were issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 31st. SmartFinancial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.62%.

About SmartFinancial

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SmartFinancial, Inc is a bank holding company headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, operating through its primary subsidiary, SmartBank. Incorporated in 2006, the company provides a full suite of banking and financial services to individuals, small and middle-market businesses and public entities across its regional footprint. SmartFinancial’s network of branch offices and digital platforms combines community-banking relationships with modern technology to serve its customers’ evolving needs.

Through SmartBank, the company offers a broad range of deposit products, including checking, savings and certificate of deposit accounts, alongside consumer and commercial lending solutions.

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