American Century Companies Inc. Purchases 20,248 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. $GSBC

American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 9.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 228,461 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,248 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 1.99% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $12,650,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 4,904 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 81.6% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 483 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 217 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 18,455 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,102,000 after buying an additional 349 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 146.7% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 597 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 355 shares during the period. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 4,620 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 411 shares during the period. 41.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of GSBC opened at $62.41 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $57.38. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52-week low of $47.57 and a 52-week high of $68.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $707.11 million, a PE ratio of 10.63 and a beta of 0.58.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.35. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.17% and a net margin of 19.18%.The business had revenue of $59.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.61 million. Sell-side analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Great Southern Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 27.26%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Great Southern Bancorp from $61.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Great Southern Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.50.

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.