Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC) Competitors $61.79 +0.10 (+0.16%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends GSBC vs. HBNC, WASH, ABTX, LBAI, BMTC, HTLF, FFBC, TOWN, TBBK, and FRMEShould you be buying Great Southern Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Great Southern Bancorp include Horizon Bancorp (HBNC), Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH), Allegiance Bancshares (ABTX), Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI), Bryn Mawr Bank (BMTC), Heartland Financial USA (HTLF), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), TowneBank (TOWN), Bancorp (TBBK), and First Merchants (FRME). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Great Southern Bancorp vs. Horizon Bancorp Washington Trust Bancorp Allegiance Bancshares Lakeland Bancorp Bryn Mawr Bank Heartland Financial USA First Financial Bancorp. TowneBank Bancorp First Merchants Horizon Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBNC) and Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate HBNC or GSBC? Horizon Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.46%. Great Southern Bancorp has a consensus price target of $52.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.84%. Given Horizon Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Horizon Bancorp is more favorable than Great Southern Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Horizon Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Great Southern Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HBNC or GSBC? Horizon Bancorp received 80 more outperform votes than Great Southern Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.84% of users gave Horizon Bancorp an outperform vote while only 55.42% of users gave Great Southern Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHorizon BancorpOutperform Votes31057.84% Underperform Votes22642.16% Great Southern BancorpOutperform Votes23055.42% Underperform Votes18544.58% Is HBNC or GSBC more profitable? Great Southern Bancorp has a net margin of 17.21% compared to Horizon Bancorp's net margin of 5.89%. Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity of 10.36% beat Horizon Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Horizon Bancorp5.89% 8.27% 0.76% Great Southern Bancorp 17.21%10.36%1.02% Does the media prefer HBNC or GSBC? In the previous week, Great Southern Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Horizon Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp and 0 mentions for Horizon Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Horizon Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Great Southern Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Horizon Bancorp Neutral Great Southern Bancorp Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in HBNC or GSBC? 64.5% of Horizon Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Horizon Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is HBNC or GSBC a better dividend stock? Horizon Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Horizon Bancorp pays out 136.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Horizon Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Horizon Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, HBNC or GSBC? Great Southern Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Horizon Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHorizon Bancorp$185.07M4.27$27.98M$0.4738.45Great Southern Bancorp$326.91M2.21$67.80M$5.1012.12 Which has more volatility & risk, HBNC or GSBC? Horizon Bancorp has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHorizon Bancorp beats Great Southern Bancorp on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GSBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGreat Southern BancorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$721.71M$3.16B$10.56B$8.82BDividend Yield2.53%3.50%10.16%4.07%P/E Ratio12.1217.3649.3017.81Price / Sales2.212.813,460.6574.38Price / Cash11.7911.1530.5032.53Price / Book1.281.322.764.68Net Income$67.80M$405.80M$995.76M$226.08M7 Day Performance-2.83%-1.21%-0.34%-2.04%1 Month Performance5.80%6.08%1.82%0.06%1 Year Performance17.85%33.93%23.83%24.60% Great Southern Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.6825 of 5 stars$61.79+0.2%$52.00-15.8%+17.9%$720.22M$326.91M12.121,352Insider TradeShort Interest ↓HBNCHorizon Bancorp4.0958 of 5 stars$18.07+0.2%$16.00-11.5%+60.8%$788.62M$324.30M38.45818WASHWashington Trust Bancorp2.5529 of 5 stars$36.40-1.2%$34.00-6.6%+34.5%$628.84M$364.80M13.63665Positive NewsABTXAllegiance BancsharesN/A$41.63-0.9%N/A+0.0%$830.94M$261.75M11.25594Analyst ForecastLBAILakeland Bancorp2.6944 of 5 stars$13.43+1.1%$14.15+5.4%+5.3%$874.97M$516.18M10.49826High Trading VolumeBMTCBryn Mawr BankN/A$45.01flatN/A+0.0%$895.74M$249.65M12.47620Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeHTLFHeartland Financial USA4.2073 of 5 stars$64.80-0.7%$45.60-29.6%+108.8%$2.80B$932.87M36.201,970FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.3.84 of 5 stars$28.67-0.4%$27.33-4.7%+38.2%$2.74B$1.12B12.362,165TOWNTowneBank3.3353 of 5 stars$34.91-1.4%$36.00+3.1%+30.0%$2.66B$941.58M17.542,784TBBKBancorp2.8304 of 5 stars$54.98+0.1%$55.00+0.0%+39.9%$2.63B$621.60M13.88720FRMEFirst Merchants4.3513 of 5 stars$42.72-0.3%$41.60-2.6%+34.9%$2.51B$626.09M14.102,162 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Horizon Bancorp Competitors Washington Trust Bancorp Competitors Allegiance Bancshares Competitors Lakeland Bancorp Competitors Bryn Mawr Bank Competitors Heartland Financial USA Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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