SmartFinancial, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMBK – Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 21st,Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be paid a dividend of 0.08 per share by the bank on Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.90%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st.
SmartFinancial has raised its dividend payment by an average of 10.1% per year over the last three years. SmartFinancial has a payout ratio of 11.0% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect SmartFinancial to earn $2.84 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.32 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 11.3%.
SmartFinancial Stock Down 0.1 %
NASDAQ SMBK opened at $35.68 on Wednesday. SmartFinancial has a 52 week low of $19.00 and a 52 week high of $37.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company has a market capitalization of $603.84 million, a P/E ratio of 16.67 and a beta of 0.70. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $33.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $30.98.
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Insider Transactions at SmartFinancial
In other news, Director John M. Presley sold 6,916 shares of SmartFinancial stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.05, for a total value of $242,405.80. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 3,960 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $138,798. The trade was a 63.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 7,516 shares of company stock valued at $262,600. 7.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
About SmartFinancial
SmartFinancial, Inc operates as the bank holding company for SmartBank that provides various financial services to individuals and corporate customers in Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida. It operates through Commercial Real Estate, Consumer Real Estate, Construction and Land Development, Commercial and Industrial, Leases, and Consumer and Other segments.
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