Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Shares Bought by Legato Capital Management LLC

Legato Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) by 101.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,759 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 8,923 shares during the period. Legato Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.15% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $1,060,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in GSBC. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 48.9% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,258 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 1,398 shares during the period. Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 33.4% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 20,288 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,163,000 after purchasing an additional 5,079 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 2.3% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 11,543 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $662,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 3.8% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 34,994 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,006,000 after purchasing an additional 1,276 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised 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 purchasing an additional 280 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 41.66% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Great Southern Bancorp

In other Great Southern Bancorp news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 14 shares in the company, valued at $840.28. The trade was 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 available at this link. Also, Director Julie A. Brown sold 2,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.05, for a total transaction of $152,625.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 32,896 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,008,300.80. The trade was a 7.06 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 10,100 shares of company stock worth $617,617 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 27.60% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:GSBC traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $59.73. The company had a trading volume of 18,135 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,236. 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 stock's fifty day moving average price is $60.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $697.65 million, a P/E ratio of 11.36 and a beta of 0.65. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a one year low of $49.72 and a one year high of $68.01.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.27 earnings per share (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%. Equities research analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.68%. Great Southern Bancorp's payout ratio is 30.42%.

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.