Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) Director Sells $42,955.60 in Stock

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Director Thomas Carlson sold 680 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.17, for a total transaction of $42,955.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,206 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,086,903.02. The trade was a 3.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 1.2%

GSBC opened at $64.07 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $62.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $60.88. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a one year low of $47.57 and a one year high of $67.70. The stock has a market cap of $716.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.33 and a beta of 0.52.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $56.35 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.03 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.40% and a net margin of 20.70%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 EPS for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 29th were paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 29th. Great Southern Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 27.74%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GSBC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $61.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Zacks Research raised shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Great Southern Bancorp in a report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in GSBC. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 177.7% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 48,227 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,954,000 after purchasing an additional 30,863 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 26.6% during the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 130,884 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $8,057,000 after buying an additional 27,487 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 328.9% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 32,321 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,980,000 after buying an additional 24,786 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 9.8% in the 3rd 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. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 121.5% in the 3rd quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 39,757 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,435,000 after buying an additional 21,806 shares during the last quarter. 41.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.