Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Estimates GSBC Q2 Earnings

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) – Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Great Southern Bancorp in a report issued on Monday, July 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst D. Delmonte expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.33 per share for the quarter. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $65.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Great Southern Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $5.84 per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $65.00.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock opened at $78.89 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $859.11 million, a PE ratio of 12.42 and a beta of 0.49. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $72.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $66.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. Great Southern Bancorp has a 52-week low of $53.76 and a 52-week high of $82.40.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.58 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $55.36 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.75 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.29% and a net margin of 21.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 9.8% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 271,310 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $16,618,000 after buying an additional 24,131 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management lifted its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 26.6% in the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 130,884 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $8,057,000 after acquiring an additional 27,487 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 177.7% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 48,227 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,954,000 after acquiring an additional 30,863 shares during the period. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 20.5% in the 4th quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 47,906 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,949,000 after acquiring an additional 8,149 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 47,670 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,009,000 after purchasing an additional 2,764 shares during the last quarter. 41.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Great Southern Bancorp news, VP John M. Bugh sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.59, for a total value of $168,975.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 1,790 shares in the company, valued at $120,986.10. This trade represents a 58.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Joseph W. Turner sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.16, for a total value of $408,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 136,182 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,282,165.12. This represents a 4.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 13,687 shares of company stock valued at $938,407. 29.75% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Investors of record on Monday, June 29th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 29th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is 27.26%.

Great Southern Bancorp Company Profile

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: GSBC) is the bank holding company for Great Southern Bank, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. Through its subsidiary, the company provides a broad spectrum of financial products and services designed to meet the needs of individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and professional clients across its regional footprint.

Great Southern Bank’s core business activities include deposit-taking, lending and treasury management.