CENTRAL TRUST Co Trims Position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. $GSBC

CENTRAL TRUST Co lowered its position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 26.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,598 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 10,550 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co owned about 0.25% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $1,752,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. CWM LLC grew its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 150.4% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 859 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 516 shares during the period. Walleye Capital LLC purchased a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the second quarter worth approximately $206,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 4.8% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,138 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 568.3% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,841 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 4,967 shares during the period. 41.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Thomas J. Carlson sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.89, for a total transaction of $119,780.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,989. The trade was a 95.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Mark A. Maples sold 1,450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.93, for a total transaction of $86,898.50. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 16,130 shares of company stock valued at $972,274. 27.93% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on GSBC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Great Southern Bancorp from $61.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Great Southern Bancorp in a report on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Great Southern Bancorp currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.50.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:GSBC opened at $64.14 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $717.73 million, a PE ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 0.52. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $47.57 and a 1 year high of $67.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $63.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.04.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.07. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 20.70% and a return on equity of 11.40%. The firm had revenue of $56.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $55.03 million. Analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 EPS for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 29th were paid a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 29th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.74%.

Great Southern Bancorp Profile

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: GSBC) is the bank holding company for Great Southern Bank, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. Through its subsidiary, the company provides a broad spectrum of financial products and services designed to meet the needs of individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and professional clients across its regional footprint.

Great Southern Bank’s core business activities include deposit-taking, lending and treasury management.