Teacher Retirement System of Texas Sells 5,926 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Teacher Retirement System of Texas cut its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) by 51.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,647 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 5,926 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas' holdings in Great Southern Bancorp were worth $313,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of GSBC. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 81.6% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 483 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 217 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 146.7% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 597 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 355 shares in the last quarter. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 4th quarter worth $256,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 4,620 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $276,000 after acquiring an additional 411 shares during the period. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC grew its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 20.3% during the fourth 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 period. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Up 0.1%

Great Southern Bancorp stock traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $60.46. 44,386 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 37,224. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $47.57 and a 1 year high of $68.02. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $58.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.45. The firm has a market cap of $693.48 million, a P/E ratio of 10.30 and a beta of 0.53.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.35. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 19.18% and a return on equity of 11.24%. The company had revenue of $59.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.61 million. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.26%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Great Southern Bancorp from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on Great Southern Bancorp from $61.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Great Southern Bancorp from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 21st.

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.