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 company’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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

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 shares were sold at an average price of $67.19, for a total value of $139,352.06.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Performance

GSBC opened at $63.63 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The company has a market cap of $743.20 million, a PE ratio of 12.48 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $59.43 and a 200-day moving average of $57.35. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52-week low of $48.19 and a 52-week high of $68.01.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.15. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.36% and a net margin of 17.21%. The company had revenue of $90.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.75 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.33 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.37%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 564,032 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $30,920,000 after purchasing an additional 58,041 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank bought a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the first quarter valued at about $173,000. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the second quarter worth about $159,000. Gradient Investments LLC bought a new position in Great Southern Bancorp during the second quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 55,885 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,108,000 after acquiring an additional 1,504 shares in the last quarter. 41.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler cut their price target 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.

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.