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

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,074 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.19, for a total value of $139,352.06. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 0.5 %

GSBC opened at $63.95 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $746.94 million, a PE ratio of 12.54 and a beta of 0.62. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a one year low of $48.19 and a one year high of $68.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.92. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $57.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $56.16.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.15. The business 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 quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.33 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 EPS for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders 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 dividend yield of 2.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.37%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Gradient Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the second quarter valued at $40,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 130.5% during the first quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 959 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 543 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the second quarter valued at approximately $159,000. Comerica Bank acquired a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the first quarter valued at approximately $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 worth $246,000 after buying an additional 1,123 shares during the period. 41.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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 report 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.