Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Mark A. Maples Sells 2,600 Shares

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.42, for a total value of $164,892.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Mark A. Maples also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, November 6th, Mark A. Maples sold 2,074 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.19, for a total transaction of $139,352.06.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 0.4 %

GSBC opened at $64.35 on Tuesday. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52 week low of $48.19 and a 52 week high of $68.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.27. The firm has a market cap of $751.61 million, a P/E ratio of 12.53 and a beta of 0.62.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $90.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.75 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.36% and a net margin of 17.21%. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.33 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.49%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Piper Sandler decreased 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 report on Friday, October 18th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Gradient Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Great Southern Bancorp during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $159,000. Comerica Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 1st quarter valued at $173,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at $221,000. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.