Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Shares Bought by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) by 136.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 15,508 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 8,954 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned 0.13% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $889,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 15.6% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 173,711 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $9,660,000 after acquiring an additional 23,401 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 0.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 728,045 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $40,485,000 after purchasing an additional 1,964 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 1.0% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 33,718 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,875,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the period. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 45.7% in the 2nd 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 grew its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 48.9% in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,258 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 1,398 shares during the period. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director William V. Turner sold 6,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.06, for a total transaction of $378,360.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 210,112 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,249,662.72. This represents a 2.78 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,074 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.19, for a total transaction of $139,352.06. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 19,174 shares of company stock valued at $1,235,009. Company insiders own 27.60% of the company's stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock traded up $1.25 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $60.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 19,372 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,647. The stock has a market cap of $709.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.65. 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, Inc. has a twelve month low of $48.19 and a twelve month high of $68.01. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $62.39 and a 200-day moving average of $59.38.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.21% and a return on equity of 10.36%. The company had revenue of $90.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $54.75 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.33 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 EPS for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th were issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 30th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.63%. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.37%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $64.00 to $62.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 18th.

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.