Mark A. Maples Sells 250 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Stock

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Mark A. Maples sold 250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.51, for a total transaction of $15,377.50. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Up 1.3 %

GSBC stock traded up $0.83 during trading on Monday, reaching $62.48. The stock had a trading volume of 48,086 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,327. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a one year low of $45.66 and a one year high of $65.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company’s 50 day moving average is $53.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $53.21. The company has a market capitalization of $728.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.11 and a beta of 0.64.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $90.76 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $53.75 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.42% and a return on equity of 10.68%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.52 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.09 EPS for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 16th. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st. Great Southern Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 31.43%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $53.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday.

Institutional Trading of Great Southern Bancorp

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GSBC. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 9.6% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 110,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,313,000 after buying an additional 9,683 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 522,676 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,047,000 after acquiring an additional 3,758 shares during the period. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC increased its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 19.1% during the 4th quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 8,726 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $518,000 after acquiring an additional 1,401 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 43.0% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 8,452 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $502,000 after acquiring an additional 2,541 shares during the period. Finally, Commerce Bank increased its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 8,230 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $488,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Great Southern Bancorp Company Profile

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc operates as a bank holding company for Great Southern Bank that provides a range of financial services in the United States. Its deposit products include regular savings accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, fixed interest rate certificates with varying maturities, certificates of deposit, brokered certificates, and individual retirement accounts.