Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Purchases Shares of 9,555 Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 9,555 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $570,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. owned about 0.08% of Great Southern Bancorp as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in 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 worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the third quarter valued at approximately $221,000. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth approximately $256,000. EMC Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 188.9% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,745 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $283,000 after purchasing an additional 487 shares during the period. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of GSBC stock traded up $0.51 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $57.42. The stock had a trading volume of 23,945 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,717. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $59.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $665.96 million, a PE ratio of 10.92 and a beta of 0.62. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a twelve month low of $49.74 and a twelve month high of $68.02.

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 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.32 by ($0.05). Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.40% and a return on equity of 10.62%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.79%. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.42%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The shares were 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. The trade was a 99.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 27.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.