Kevin L. Baker Sells 5,000 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Stock

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.02, for a total value of $300,100.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 14 shares in the company, valued at approximately $840.28. The trade was a 99.72 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GSBC opened at $59.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.19 and a 1 year high of $68.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $699.16 million, a PE ratio of 11.38 and a beta of 0.65. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $61.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.63.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.32 by ($0.05). Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.40% and a return on equity of 10.62%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th. Great Southern Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 30.42%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC lifted its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 30.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 58,613 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,359,000 after purchasing an additional 13,799 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 136.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 15,508 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $889,000 after buying an additional 8,954 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 98.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,779 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,076,000 after buying an additional 9,325 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 71,048 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,072,000 after buying an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Independent Advisor Alliance grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 219.1% in the 3rd quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 24,862 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,425,000 after buying an additional 17,070 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Great Southern Bancorp from $67.00 to $64.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd.

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.