American Century Companies Inc. Has $16.62 Million Stock Holdings in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. $GSBC

American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 9.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 271,310 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,131 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned 2.42% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $16,618,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 1.5% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 51,169 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,134,000 after purchasing an additional 736 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 58.2% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 35,073 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,062,000 after buying an additional 12,906 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1.7% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 26,935 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,583,000 after buying an additional 458 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the first quarter worth about $1,146,000. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 17,951 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,055,000 after acquiring an additional 1,310 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:GSBC opened at $61.62 on Wednesday. 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’s 50-day moving average is $62.79 and its 200-day moving average is $61.59. The company has a market cap of $675.36 million, a P/E ratio of 9.94 and a beta of 0.51. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52-week low of $47.57 and a 52-week high of $67.70.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $56.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $55.03 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.33% and a net margin of 20.70%. Equities research analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 29th were given a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 29th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.74%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director William V. Turner sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.70, for a total transaction of $358,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 199,112 shares in the company, valued at $11,886,986.40. This represents a 2.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Thomas J. Carlson sold 680 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.17, for a total transaction of $42,955.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,206 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,086,903.02. This trade represents a 3.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 14,680 shares of company stock valued at $885,376. 27.93% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.