Quantinno Capital Management LP Buys 9,193 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. $GSBC

Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 50.3% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 27,486 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,193 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Great Southern Bancorp were worth $1,735,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the first quarter worth about $867,000. LSV Asset Management raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 26.6% in the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 130,884 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $8,057,000 after acquiring an additional 27,487 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL acquired a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,072,000. Inceptionr LLC acquired a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $488,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1,301.8% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 771 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 716 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

Great Southern Bancorp stock opened at $80.32 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The company has a market capitalization of $875.49 million, a PE ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.49. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a one year low of $53.76 and a one year high of $82.91. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.58.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.19. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.86% and a net margin of 20.72%.The business had revenue of $56.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.26 million. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 29th were issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 29th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.57%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Great Southern Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Great Southern Bancorp from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $74.00.

Great Southern Bancorp Company Profile

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.