Dean Investment Associates LLC Sells 30,509 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Dean Investment Associates LLC lessened its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) by 57.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 22,557 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 30,509 shares during the period. Dean Investment Associates LLC owned 0.19% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $1,293,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 11,925 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $683,000 after buying an additional 1,985 shares in the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1.0% during the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 62,160 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,562,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC raised its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 33.1% during the 3rd quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 8,485 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $486,000 after purchasing an additional 2,108 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 30.8% in 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. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Great Southern Bancorp

In other news, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.42, for a total transaction of $164,892.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director William V. Turner sold 6,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.06, for a total value of $378,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 210,112 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,249,662.72. This represents a 2.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 19,174 shares of company stock worth $1,235,009 in the last three months. Insiders own 27.73% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler reduced their price objective 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 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GSBC traded up $0.50 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $64.90. The stock had a trading volume of 30,567 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,156. The business's 50 day moving average price is $60.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.77. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.19 and a 1 year high of $68.01. The company has a market cap of $758.03 million, a P/E ratio of 12.73 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.15. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.36% and a net margin of 17.21%. The business had revenue of $90.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $54.75 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.33 EPS. Research analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th were paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.47%. Great Southern Bancorp's payout ratio is currently 31.37%.

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.