SmartFinancial, Inc.
SMBKFinancial Services · Stock · quarterly payer
Forward Yield
0.74%
Annual Dividend
$0.33
Payout Ratio
10%
5-Yr Growth
9.9%
Ex-Date
May 15, 2026
Frequency
Quarterly
Is SMBK a good dividend stock?
Yes, with caveatsSmartFinancial, Inc. (SMBK) pays a quarterly dividend yielding 0.74% ($0.33/yr), with 6 years of growth and a dividend-safety grade of B. It's a solid income payer, but check the caveats below before buying.
Advantages
- Comfortable payout ratio (10%)
- Strong 9.9% 5-yr dividend growth
- 76% total price return over 5 years
Risks
- Cut its dividend in 2020
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 0.74%
- Payout Ratio
- 10%
- Annual Dividend
- $0.33
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- 9.9%
- Ex-Dividend Date
- May 15, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 6
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Beta
- 0.72
- Market Cap
- $766.7M
- P/E Ratio
- 14.4
- 5-Yr Total Return
- 76%
- 52-Week Range
- $30.95 – $43.91
- Dividend Safety
- B · 68/100
- Ever Cut?
- Yes (2020)
Frequently Asked Questions
SMBK Price — Last 12 Months
Daily close
Price Return
1 Year
+25%
3 Years
+97%
5 Years
+76%
52-Week Range
$30.95 – $43.91
Price change over each period (excludes dividends). Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
What is SMBK worth?
Undervaluedlow confidenceOur blended fair-value estimate for SmartFinancial, Inc. is $116.62 per share, versus a market price of $43.55. That implies 168% of upside — a margin of safety of about 63%.
Fair Value
$116.62
Current Price
$43.55
Upside
+168%
Margin of Safety
63%
How we get there
Discounted cash flow
Discounts projected free cash flow back to today.
Earnings multiple (Graham)
Graham's earnings-multiple formula, anchored to bond yields.
At today's price, the market is pricing in about -10.0% annual free-cash-flow growth. We model 20.0% — below our estimate, leaving room for upside if the business executes.
Assumptions: 7.9% discount rate (CAPM), 20.0% stage-1 growth, 2.5% terminal growth, $3.12 EPS, $0.33 annual dividend. Updated weekly.
Fair-value estimates are model output for educational purposes only — not investment advice or a price target.
SMBK Dividend Safety Score
Safe
SmarterDividends' proprietary score, backtested against which dividends were actually cut over 15+ years (0.78 AUC). It blends a validated cut-risk model (growth streak, cut history) with current payout, cash-flow and debt. Higher is safer · not investment advice.
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | — | $0.0900 | regular |
| Feb 13, 2026 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| Nov 17, 2025 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| Aug 8, 2025 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| May 2, 2025 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| Jan 31, 2025 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| Nov 12, 2024 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| Aug 9, 2024 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| May 9, 2024 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| Feb 1, 2024 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| Nov 10, 2023 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| Aug 10, 2023 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| May 11, 2023 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| Feb 9, 2023 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $0.33 / yr per share
