Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Boosts Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) Price Target to $63.00

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) had its target price hoisted by investment analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $61.00 to $63.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “market perform” rating on the financial services provider’s stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ price target would indicate a potential upside of 4.12% from the company’s previous close.

GSBC has been the subject of several other research reports. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on Great Southern Bancorp from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Great Southern Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 27th.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of GSBC opened at $60.51 on Friday. Great Southern Bancorp has a 52-week low of $47.57 and a 52-week high of $68.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 0.94. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $58.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.46. The firm has a market cap of $694.05 million, a PE ratio of 10.31 and a beta of 0.53.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.35. The firm had revenue of $59.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $55.61 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.24% and a net margin of 19.18%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Great Southern Bancorp will post 5.24 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 71,411 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,263,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the 4th quarter valued at $966,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the 4th quarter valued at $570,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 35,654 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,128,000 after buying an additional 660 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the 4th quarter valued at $691,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

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.