Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Invests $1.07 Million in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. $GSBC

Key Points

• Tudor Investment Corp opened a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in Q3, buying 17,505 shares valued at about $1.07 million and owning roughly 0.16% of the company at quarter-end.
• Company insiders sold a total of 14,680 shares worth $885,376 in the last quarter (including two director sales), though insiders still hold about 29.75% of the stock.
• Great Southern recently beat Q4 estimates with $1.45 EPS vs. $1.38 expected and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 (annualized $1.72, ~2.5% yield), with the payment due April 14 and an ex-dividend date of March 30.

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 17,505 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,072,000. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL owned about 0.16% of Great Southern Bancorp at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in GSBC. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 8.3% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 14,466 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $801,000 after acquiring an additional 1,114 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,138 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $284,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 68.5% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 13,641 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $755,000 after buying an additional 5,546 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,146,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 13,580 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $798,000 after buying an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Great Southern Bancorp

In other news, Director Thomas J. Carlson sold 680 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 17,206 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,086,903.02. This trade represents a 3.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director William V. Turner sold 6,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.70, for a total transaction of $358,200.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 199,112 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,886,986.40. This trade represents a 2.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 14,680 shares of company stock valued at $885,376 in the last quarter. 29.75% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ:GSBC opened at $67.70 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $741.99 million, a PE ratio of 10.92 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $63.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $49.31 and a fifty-two week high of $68.74.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $56.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $55.03 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 20.70% and a return on equity of 11.33%. Research analysts anticipate that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 30th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 30th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.74%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.

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