AlphaQuest LLC Buys Shares of 4,281 Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 4,281 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $256,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 3.8% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 34,994 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,006,000 after purchasing an additional 1,276 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 71,048 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,072,000 after buying an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance boosted its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 219.1% in the 3rd quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 24,862 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,425,000 after buying an additional 17,070 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 30.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 58,613 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,359,000 after buying an additional 13,799 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised 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 valued at $121,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Piper Sandler cut their price target on 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 Stock Up 1.3 %

GSBC stock opened at $56.66 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $59.58. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a twelve month low of $49.74 and a twelve month high of $68.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $661.51 million, a PE ratio of 10.77 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.27 EPS 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 analysts predict 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. Investors of record on Monday, December 30th were given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.82%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.42%.

Insider Activity at Great Southern Bancorp

In other Great Southern Bancorp news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.02, for a total value of $300,100.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $840.28. This trade represents a 99.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 27.73% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.