Barclays PLC Purchases 8,954 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Barclays PLC increased its position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 136.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,508 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,954 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned about 0.13% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $889,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 0.3% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 728,045 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $40,485,000 after acquiring an additional 1,964 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 15.6% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 173,711 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $9,660,000 after acquiring an additional 23,401 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 0.4% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 71,048 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,072,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares during the period. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1.0% in the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 62,160 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,562,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 30.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 58,613 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,359,000 after acquiring an additional 13,799 shares during the period. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of GSBC opened at $59.77 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $62.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.89. The company has a market capitalization of $697.81 million, a P/E ratio of 11.72 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 1-year low of $48.19 and a 1-year high of $68.01.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $90.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.75 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.21% and a return on equity of 10.36%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.37%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Joseph W. Turner sold 6,000 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.63, for a total value of $399,780.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 137,382 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,153,762.66. The trade was a 4.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,600 shares of Great Southern Bancorp 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 19,174 shares of company stock valued at $1,235,009. 27.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler cut 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 research 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.