Julie A. Brown Sells 2,500 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Stock

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Director Julie A. Brown sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.05, for a total transaction of $152,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 32,896 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,008,300.80. This trade represents a 7.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Up 2.6 %

Shares of GSBC stock opened at $64.24 on Friday. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 12-month low of $48.19 and a 12-month high of $68.01. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $58.76 and a 200-day moving average of $56.77. The company has a market capitalization of $750.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.60 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $90.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.75 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.21% and a return on equity of 10.36%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.33 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is 31.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $64.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 18th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 79.2% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,531 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $248,000 after purchasing an additional 2,002 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 11.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 564,032 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,920,000 after purchasing an additional 58,041 shares during the period. EntryPoint Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 130.5% in the 1st quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 959 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 543 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the 1st quarter valued at $173,000. Finally, EMC Capital Management increased its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 33.4% during the 1st quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 4,484 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $246,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares in the last quarter. 41.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Great Southern Bancorp

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.