Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Weighs in on GSBC Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods estimates Great Southern Bancorp will report third-quarter 2026 earnings of $1.39 per share and maintains a “Market Perform” rating with a $74 price target.
• Analyst sentiment remains cautious: the stock has a consensus “Hold” rating from three analysts, with an average target price of $74.
• Great Southern Bancorp recently reported $1.57 in quarterly EPS, beating estimates, and declared a $0.43-per-share quarterly dividend, equivalent to a 2.2% annualized yield.

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) - Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Great Southern Bancorp in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst D. Delmonte forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.39 per share for the quarter. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods currently has a "Market Perform" rating and a $74.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Great Southern Bancorp's current full-year earnings is $5.99 per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Zacks Research downgraded Great Southern Bancorp from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Great Southern Bancorp from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $74.00.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of GSBC stock opened at $76.93 on Wednesday. Great Southern Bancorp has a twelve month low of $53.76 and a twelve month high of $82.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $838.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.78 and a beta of 0.50. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $56.87 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.26 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.83% and a net margin of 20.72%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 2nd quarter worth $349,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the second quarter valued at about $229,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the second quarter valued at about $564,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC boosted its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 71.1% during the second quarter. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC now owns 10,611 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $832,000 after purchasing an additional 4,411 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the second quarter valued at about $4,237,000. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Great Southern Bancorp news, Director Julie Brown sold 851 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.00, for a total transaction of $68,931.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,052 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $571,212. This trade represents a 10.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 29.75% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 28th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio is currently 28.57%.

Great Southern Bancorp Company Profile

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc is the bank holding company for Great Southern Bank, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. Through its banking subsidiary, the company provides deposit accounts, lending products and other financial services to individuals, families, businesses and commercial real estate customers.

Great Southern Bank offers checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, consumer loans, residential real estate loans, commercial and industrial financing, commercial real estate loans, construction loans and agricultural lending.

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