Reviewing Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC) & Its Competitors

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) is one of 919 publicly-traded companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Great Southern Bancorp to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 29.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.9% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Southern Bancorp lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Great Southern Bancorp and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Southern Bancorp	0	1	1	1	3.00
Great Southern Bancorp Competitors	7497	30254	27866	1491	2.35

Great Southern Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $74.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.96%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.53%. Given Great Southern Bancorp’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Great Southern Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Great Southern Bancorp and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Southern Bancorp	$342.78 million	$70.97 million	14.18
Great Southern Bancorp Competitors	$9.95 billion	$2.42 billion	21.05

Great Southern Bancorp’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Great Southern Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Southern Bancorp’s competitors have a beta of 0.61, meaning that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Great Southern Bancorp and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Southern Bancorp	19.85%	10.73%	1.20%
Great Southern Bancorp Competitors	15.62%	9.43%	0.93%

Summary

Great Southern Bancorp competitors beat Great Southern Bancorp on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Great Southern Bancorp

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. is the bank holding company for Great Southern Bank, a community bank headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. The bank provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses and organizations. Its offerings include checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, residential mortgages, consumer loans and commercial lending, along with online and mobile banking services. Founded in 1923, Great Southern Bank serves customers through branches in Missouri and several neighboring states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and Oklahoma.