Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Mark A. Maples Sells 2,074 Shares

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,074 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.19, for a total transaction of $139,352.06. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of GSBC opened at $63.95 on Friday. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $48.19 and a 12 month high of $68.01. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $57.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $56.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market cap of $746.94 million, a PE ratio of 12.54 and a beta of 0.62.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $90.79 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.75 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.56% and a net margin of 17.21%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.33 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th were paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.50%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GSBC. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 11.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 564,032 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $30,920,000 after acquiring an additional 58,041 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank purchased a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the first quarter valued at about $173,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 15.6% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 173,711 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $9,660,000 after purchasing an additional 23,401 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 45.7% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 15,209 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $846,000 after purchasing an additional 4,772 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $159,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

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.