Hsbc Holdings PLC Invests $361,000 in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 6,003 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $361,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned approximately 0.05% of Great Southern Bancorp at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 146.7% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 597 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth $256,000. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $256,000. EMC Capital Management increased its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 188.9% in the 4th quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 4,484 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 2,932 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 4,637 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 782 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.66% of the company's stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ GSBC traded down $0.86 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $58.00. The stock had a trading volume of 1,698 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,783. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $47.57 and a 12 month high of $68.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The company has a market capitalization of $665.14 million, a PE ratio of 11.03 and a beta of 0.51. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $55.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.84.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) 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 net margin of 17.40% and a return on equity of 10.62%. The business had revenue of $55.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $55.53 million. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.76%. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.57%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on GSBC shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective 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. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a "neutral" 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.