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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock traded up $0.17 on Friday, hitting $63.83. 6,261 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 27,084. The stock has a market capitalization of $745.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.52 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $57.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $56.07. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 1-year low of $48.19 and a 1-year high of $68.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $90.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

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. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. Great Southern Bancorp’s payout ratio is 31.37%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on Great Southern Bancorp from $64.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 18th.

Institutional Trading of Great Southern Bancorp

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 564,032 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,920,000 after purchasing an additional 58,041 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the first quarter valued at approximately $173,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 15.6% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 173,711 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $9,660,000 after purchasing an additional 23,401 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 45.7% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 15,209 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $846,000 after purchasing an additional 4,772 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the second quarter valued at approximately $159,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

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.