Proficio Capital Partners LLC Takes Position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 16,179 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $966,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned about 0.14% of Great Southern Bancorp as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 0.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 203,810 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,683,000 after purchasing an additional 1,891 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 151,966 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $9,072,000 after purchasing an additional 14,425 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 0.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 71,048 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,072,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares during the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC increased its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 1.0% during the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 62,160 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,562,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC increased its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 30.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 58,613 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,359,000 after purchasing an additional 13,799 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler dropped 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 research report on Thursday, January 23rd.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

GSBC opened at $57.11 on Friday. 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, Inc. has a 52-week low of $49.74 and a 52-week high of $68.02. The company has a 50 day moving average of $59.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $59.65. The company has a market cap of $666.76 million, a P/E ratio of 10.86 and a beta of 0.62.

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

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 30th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.80%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.42%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Great Southern Bancorp news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 14 shares in the company, valued at $840.28. The trade was a 99.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 27.60% of the stock is owned by 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.