Kevin L. Baker Sells 625 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Stock

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Kevin L. Baker sold 625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.60, for a total transaction of $33,500.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 13 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $696.80. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of GSBC opened at $52.71 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $45.38 and a 12 month high of $61.94. The company’s fifty day moving average is $51.93 and its 200-day moving average is $52.98. The firm has a market cap of $618.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.36 and a beta of 0.66.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. Great Southern Bancorp’s payout ratio is 31.43%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GSBC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Great Southern Bancorp from $58.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 25th.

Institutional Trading of Great Southern Bancorp

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 106,594 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,108,000 after acquiring an additional 1,430 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 0.7% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 522,676 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,047,000 after purchasing an additional 3,758 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 0.4% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 59,286 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,841,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the third quarter valued at approximately $218,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 9.6% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 110,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,313,000 after buying an additional 9,683 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

About Great Southern Bancorp

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.