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

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.02, for a total transaction of $300,100.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $840.28. This represents a 99.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock traded down $1.75 on Friday, hitting $58.91. 6,660 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 32,861. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $59.65. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.19 and a 1 year high of $68.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $688.07 million, a PE ratio of 11.21 and a beta of 0.65.

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

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Monday, December 30th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th. Great Southern Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 30.42%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $121,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $221,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 48.9% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,258 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 1,398 shares during the period. EMC Capital Management grew its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 188.9% during the 4th quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 4,484 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 2,932 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the 4th quarter worth approximately $483,000. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.