CENTRAL TRUST Co Sells 2,178 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

CENTRAL TRUST Co lessened its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,693 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 2,178 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co owned about 0.34% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $2,356,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 820,867 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $41,602,000 after acquiring an additional 3,476 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 767,662 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $45,300,000 after purchasing an additional 32,267 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 522,687 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,830,000 after purchasing an additional 13,420 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 13.0% during the 1st quarter. State Street Corp now owns 322,839 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $19,168,000 after purchasing an additional 37,201 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 301,600 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $17,797,000 after purchasing an additional 30,200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Down 0.4 %

GSBC stock opened at $52.28 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.67. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $45.38 and a 12 month high of $61.94. The company has a market capitalization of $613.24 million, a P/E ratio of 9.29 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by ($0.03). Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 20.74%. The firm had revenue of $83.05 million for the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.84 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 4.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.06%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 1st. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.42%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GSBC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $58.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 25th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Great Southern Bancorp news, Director Thomas J. Carlson sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.23, for a total transaction of $271,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 100 shares in the company, valued at $5,423. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 27.60% of the stock is currently 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.