Barclays PLC Grows Holdings in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 136.6% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 15,508 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 8,954 shares during the period. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Great Southern Bancorp were worth $889,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake 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 worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 48.9% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,258 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 1,398 shares during the period. PDT Partners LLC grew its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 33.1% in the 3rd quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 8,485 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $486,000 after acquiring an additional 2,108 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 2.3% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 11,543 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $662,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 20.0% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 11,925 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $683,000 after purchasing an additional 1,985 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 2.9 %

GSBC opened at $59.49 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $694.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.66 and a beta of 0.65. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $62.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $59.36. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $48.19 and a 12 month high of $68.01.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 earnings per share (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 business had revenue of $90.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.75 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.33 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 30th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.69%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.37%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.42, for a total transaction of $164,892.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Julie A. Brown sold 2,500 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.05, for a total value of $152,625.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 32,896 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,008,300.80. This trade represents a 7.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 19,174 shares of company stock worth $1,235,009 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 27.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $64.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 18th.

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.