Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors LLC Has $7.82 Million Position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 17.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 130,990 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 27,350 shares during the quarter. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors LLC owned 1.12% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $7,820,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GSBC. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $121,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the third quarter valued at approximately $221,000. EMC Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 188.9% in the fourth quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 4,484 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $268,000 after buying an additional 2,932 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,745 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $283,000 after buying an additional 487 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $483,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Down 0.8 %

Great Southern Bancorp stock opened at $58.78 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $686.26 million, a PE ratio of 11.17 and a beta of 0.65. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a twelve month low of $49.72 and a twelve month 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 company has a 50 day moving average of $59.95 and a 200-day moving average of $59.51.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.32 by ($0.05). Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.40% and a return on equity of 10.62%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th were given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.42%.

Insider Transactions at Great Southern Bancorp

In other Great Southern Bancorp news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.02, for a total transaction of $300,100.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $840.28. This represents a 99.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.42, for a total transaction of $164,892.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 27.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $67.00 to $64.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 23rd.

Great Southern Bancorp 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.