Barclays PLC Purchases 916 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Barclays PLC grew its position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,424 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 916 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned about 0.14% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $981,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in GSBC. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 18,735 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,118,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 20.7% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,415 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $383,000 after acquiring an additional 1,102 shares in the last quarter. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $256,000. Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $452,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 83.3% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,416 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,055,000 after acquiring an additional 15,637 shares during the period. 41.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Great Southern Bancorp

In related news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of the firm’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 value of $300,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 14 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $840.28. This trade represents a 99.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 27.93% of the company’s stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Down 0.6 %

NASDAQ:GSBC opened at $56.16 on Tuesday. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $47.57 and a 12 month high of $68.02. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $55.18 and its 200 day moving average is $58.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $651.34 million, a PE ratio of 10.68 and a beta of 0.50.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.21. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.62% and a net margin of 17.40%. The firm had revenue of $55.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $55.53 million. Sell-side 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.85%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.57%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on GSBC. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Great Southern Bancorp from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $63.00 to $61.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st.

Great Southern Bancorp 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.