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 company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.05, for a total value of $152,625.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 32,896 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,008,300.80. This represents a 7.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of GSBC traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $61.79. 20,603 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 27,152. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $56.69. The company has a market cap of $721.71 million, a PE ratio of 12.10 and a beta of 0.62. 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 announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $90.79 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.75 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.21% and a return on equity of 10.36%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.33 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th were given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.59%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.37%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $64.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 18th.

Institutional Trading of Great Southern Bancorp

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GSBC. Gradient Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the 2nd quarter worth about $40,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 543 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the second quarter valued at approximately $159,000. Finally, Comerica Bank bought a new position in Great Southern Bancorp during the 1st quarter valued at $173,000. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.