American Century Companies Inc. Buys 23,401 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 15.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 173,711 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 23,401 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned 1.49% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $9,660,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Gradient Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the second quarter valued at $40,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 130.5% in the first quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 959 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 543 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the second quarter valued at $159,000. Comerica Bank purchased a new position in Great Southern Bancorp during the first quarter worth $173,000. Finally, EMC Capital Management boosted its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 33.4% during the first quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 4,484 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $246,000 after buying an additional 1,123 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Down 3.3 %

NASDAQ GSBC opened at $59.49 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a fifty day moving average of $58.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $693.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.69 and a beta of 0.62. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52 week low of $45.66 and a 52 week high of $65.90.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $90.76 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $53.75 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.42% and a return on equity of 10.62%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.52 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 30th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.43%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $53.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Earl A. Steinert, Jr. sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total transaction of $316,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 939,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $59,391,863.16. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, Director William V. Turner sold 4,420 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.14, for a total value of $248,138.80. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 210,112 shares in the company, valued at $11,795,687.68. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Earl A. Steinert, Jr. sold 5,000 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total value of $316,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 939,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $59,391,863.16. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,670 shares of company stock valued at $958,706. 27.60% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.