Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Has $9.07 Million Holdings in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) by 10.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 151,966 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 14,425 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC owned approximately 1.30% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $9,072,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 30.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 58,613 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,359,000 after buying an additional 13,799 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in 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 period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 98.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,779 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,076,000 after purchasing an additional 9,325 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 0.4% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 71,048 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $4,072,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Independent Advisor Alliance raised its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 219.1% in the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 24,862 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,425,000 after purchasing an additional 17,070 shares during the last quarter. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $67.00 to $64.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of the business'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 completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 14 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $840.28. The trade was a 99.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.42, for a total transaction of $164,892.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 27.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Down 0.8 %

GSBC traded down $0.45 during trading on Friday, reaching $58.78. 32,291 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 30,987. The stock has a market cap of $686.55 million, a P/E ratio of 11.17 and a beta of 0.65. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a twelve month low of $49.72 and a twelve month high of $68.01. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $59.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by ($0.05). Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.62% and a net margin of 17.40%. Equities analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 EPS for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th were given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 30th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.72%. Great Southern Bancorp's payout ratio is presently 30.42%.

Great Southern Bancorp 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.