Insider Selling: Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Sells 2,600 Shares of Stock

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.42, for a total transaction of $164,892.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Mark A. Maples also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, November 6th, Mark A. Maples sold 2,074 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.19, for a total transaction of $139,352.06.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:GSBC traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $63.88. The stock had a trading volume of 9,897 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,106. The company has a market cap of $746.12 million, a P/E ratio of 12.56 and a beta of 0.62. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $57.27. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $48.19 and a 12 month high of $68.01. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.15. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.36% and a net margin of 17.21%. The business had revenue of $90.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.75 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.33 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler reduced 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 note on Friday, October 18th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Gradient Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the 2nd quarter worth about $40,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $121,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the second quarter worth approximately $159,000. Comerica Bank bought a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the first quarter worth approximately $173,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the third quarter valued at approximately $221,000. 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.