Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Director William V. Turner Sells 6,000 Shares

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Director William V. Turner sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.06, for a total transaction of $378,360.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 210,112 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,249,662.72. The trade was a 2.78 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

NASDAQ:GSBC opened at $63.30 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $739.34 million, a PE ratio of 12.41 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $56.51. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52 week low of $48.19 and a 52 week high of $68.01.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last issued its earnings results 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 return on equity of 10.36% and a net margin of 17.21%. The company had revenue of $90.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.75 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.33 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th were issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.53%. 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

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Gradient Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC boosted its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 130.5% during the first 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 last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings 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 valued at $121,000 after buying an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Great Southern Bancorp during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $159,000. Finally, Comerica Bank bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp in the 1st quarter worth approximately $173,000. 41.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.