GAMMA Investing LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) by 17,650.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,035 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 6,001 shares during the quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC owned about 0.05% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $334,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $966,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 71,411 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $4,263,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the 4th quarter valued at $256,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 4th quarter worth $570,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 35,654 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,128,000 after purchasing an additional 660 shares during the last quarter. 41.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GSBC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut Great Southern Bancorp from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Piper Sandler decreased 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 report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $63.00 to $61.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 21st.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock traded up $0.86 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $58.24. 109,681 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 32,133. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a one year low of $47.57 and a one year high of $68.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $668.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.40 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $56.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.69.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $55.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $55.53 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 18.32% and a return on equity of 10.95%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.75%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.57%.

Great Southern Bancorp Company 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.