Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) Director Sells $119,780.00 in Stock

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Director Thomas Carlson sold 2,000 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.89, for a total transaction of $119,780.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 100 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,989. This trade represents a 95.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of GSBC stock opened at $61.38 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 has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $60.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $686.84 million, a PE ratio of 9.90 and a beta of 0.52. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52-week low of $47.57 and a 52-week high of $67.70.

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

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 29th were issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 29th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.74%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $61.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Great Southern Bancorp in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Great Southern Bancorp from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.50.

Institutional Trading of Great Southern Bancorp

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GSBC. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1,301.8% during the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 771 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 716 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 150.4% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 859 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 516 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC bought a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the third quarter worth approximately $128,000. Finally, R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Great Southern Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth $203,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

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.