Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC – Get Free Report) Director Julie Brown sold 851 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.00, for a total value of $68,931.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,052 shares in the company, valued at $571,212. This trade represents a 10.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 0.3%
Shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock traded up $0.25 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $78.78. 72,539 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 88,488. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $78.44 and a 200-day moving average of $70.37. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $53.76 and a 12 month high of $82.91. The company has a market cap of $858.70 million, a PE ratio of 13.09 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93.
Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $56.87 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $55.26 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 20.72% and a return on equity of 10.83%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GSBC. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $60,624,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in Great Southern Bancorp during the second quarter valued at $8,793,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp in the second quarter worth $4,237,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp in the second quarter worth $3,412,000. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP grew its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 177.7% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 48,227 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,954,000 after acquiring an additional 30,863 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages recently issued reports on GSBC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen cut Great Southern Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Great Southern Bancorp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $74.00.
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About Great Southern Bancorp
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: GSBC) is the bank holding company for Great Southern Bank, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. Through its subsidiary, the company provides a broad spectrum of financial products and services designed to meet the needs of individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and professional clients across its regional footprint.
Great Southern Bank’s core business activities include deposit-taking, lending and treasury management.
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