Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (GSBC) To Go Ex-Dividend on September 28th

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.43 per share by the financial services provider on Wednesday, October 14th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 28th.

Great Southern Bancorp has decreased its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years. Great Southern Bancorp has a payout ratio of 32.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Great Southern Bancorp to earn $5.60 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.72 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 30.7%.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ GSBC opened at $79.39 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a market cap of $865.35 million, a P/E ratio of 13.19 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.73. Great Southern Bancorp has a 12-month low of $53.76 and a 12-month high of $82.91.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.19. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 20.72% and a return on equity of 10.83%. The company had revenue of $56.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.26 million. Sell-side analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp will post 5.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Great Southern Bancorp

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc is the bank holding company for Great Southern Bank, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. Great Southern Bank traces its history to 1923 and operates as a community-oriented bank serving individuals, families, businesses and commercial customers.

The bank offers a range of deposit products, including checking, savings, money market and certificate of deposit accounts, along with residential mortgage, commercial real estate, construction, business and consumer lending.