American Century Companies Inc. Increases Position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) by 8.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 208,213 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 15,557 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 1.78% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $12,430,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in GSBC. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $121,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $221,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in Great Southern Bancorp during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $256,000. EMC Capital Management boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 188.9% in the fourth quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 4,484 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 2,932 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,745 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $283,000 after purchasing an additional 487 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company's stock.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Great Southern Bancorp news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at $840.28. This represents a 99.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 27.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock traded down $4.26 on Thursday, hitting $51.39. 51,347 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 28,850. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52 week low of $49.74 and a 52 week high of $68.02. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $59.46. 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 $596.02 million, a P/E ratio of 9.77 and a beta of 0.62.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by ($0.05). Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.40% and a return on equity of 10.62%. 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 will be paid on Monday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.11%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.42%.

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.