Barclays PLC Boosts Position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 136.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,508 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,954 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned about 0.13% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $889,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $121,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 48.9% in the third 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 boosted 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 worth $486,000 after purchasing an additional 2,108 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 2.3% during the 3rd 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 increased its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 11,925 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $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 Price Performance

Great Southern Bancorp stock opened at $59.49 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $694.55 million, a P/E ratio of 11.66 and a beta of 0.65. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $62.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $59.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current 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 released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $90.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.33 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 30th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.69%. Great Southern Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 31.37%.

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 report on Friday, October 18th.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Julie A. Brown sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.05, for a total transaction of $152,625.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 32,896 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,008,300.80. The trade was a 7.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,074 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.19, for a total transaction of $139,352.06. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 19,174 shares of company stock worth $1,235,009 over the last quarter. 27.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Great Southern Bancorp Company 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.