Insider Selling: Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Sells 5,000 Shares of Stock

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the vice president now directly owns 14 shares in the company, valued at approximately $840.28. This represents a 99.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 3.0 %

GSBC traded up $1.81 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $61.63. 23,940 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 35,061. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $60.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $59.54. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.67 and a 1 year high of $68.01. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market cap of $719.83 million, a P/E ratio of 11.62 and a beta of 0.65.

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 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, analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Monday, December 30th were issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.60%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 30th. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio is currently 30.42%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Independent Advisor Alliance increased its stake 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 last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Great Southern Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth $966,000. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 208,213 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $12,430,000 after purchasing an additional 15,557 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 151,966 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $9,072,000 after purchasing an additional 14,425 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 30.8% during the third 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 last quarter. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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 report on Thursday, January 23rd.

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.