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 firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.05, for a total value of $152,625.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 32,896 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,008,300.80. This trade represents a 7.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Up 0.2 %

GSBC stock opened at $61.79 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $58.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $56.73. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a twelve month low of $48.19 and a twelve month high of $68.01. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market cap of $721.71 million, a P/E ratio of 12.12 and a beta of 0.62.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.15. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.21% and a return on equity of 10.36%. The company had revenue of $90.79 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.75 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share. Research analysts expect 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 $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.59%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.37%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $121,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 11,543 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $662,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 71,048 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,072,000 after buying an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 33,718 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,875,000 after buying an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EntryPoint Capital LLC lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 543 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on 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.

Great Southern Bancorp Company Profile

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.