Empowered Funds LLC Purchases Shares of 8,095 Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of 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 (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 8,095 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $483,000. Empowered Funds LLC owned 0.07% of Great Southern Bancorp at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 13,799 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 136.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 15,508 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $889,000 after buying an additional 8,954 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 98.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,779 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,076,000 after buying an additional 9,325 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 0.4% during 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 buying 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 worth $1,425,000 after buying an additional 17,070 shares during the period. 41.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler cut their price objective 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 Trading Down 0.8 %

GSBC stock traded down $0.45 during trading on Friday, hitting $58.78. The company had a trading volume of 32,291 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,987. The firm has a market capitalization of $686.55 million, a P/E ratio of 11.17 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52-week low of $49.72 and a 52-week high of $68.01. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $59.48.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.02, for a total transaction of $300,100.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 14 shares in the company, valued at approximately $840.28. This trade represents a 99.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.42, for a total value of $164,892.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 27.60% of the company's stock.

About Great Southern Bancorp

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.