Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Its services also include treasury management, online and mobile banking, debit cards and other electronic banking solutions.

Founded in 1923, Great Southern Bank has developed a regional branch network serving communities in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, while also providing lending and other services through additional channels. Joseph W. Turner serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Great Southern Bancorp and Great Southern Bank.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $76.65 to $78.14
• 50-Day Range: $76.75 to $81.76
• 52-Week Range: $53.76 to $82.91
• Volume: 72,129 shs
• Average Volume: 91,359 shs
• Market Capitalization: $836.42 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.75
• Dividend Yield: 2.24%
• Price Target: $74.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Great Southern Bancorp scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 704th out of 853 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Great Southern Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Great Southern Bancorp is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Great Southern Bancorp has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.51%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Great Southern Bancorp are expected to decrease by -6.51% in the coming year, from $5.99 to $5.60 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Great Southern Bancorp is 12.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.06.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Great Southern Bancorp is 12.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.74.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Great Southern Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.32% of the float of Great Southern Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Great Southern Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.74.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Great Southern Bancorp has recently increased by 9.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Great Southern Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Great Southern Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Great Southern Bancorp is 28.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Great Southern Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.71% next year. This indicates that Great Southern Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Great Southern Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Great Southern Bancorp this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Great Southern Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $68,931.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.75% of the stock of Great Southern Bancorp is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

41.66% of the stock of Great Southern Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/14 Dividend: 6/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/14 Dividend: 6/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/14/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/16/2026
• Record date for 10/14 Dividend: 9/28/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/14 Dividend: 9/28/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GSBC
• CIK: 854560
• Web: www.greatsouthernbank.com
• Phone: (417) 887-4400
• Fax: 417-895-4533
• Employees: 1,075
• Year Founded: 1923

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Great Southern Bancorp: $74.00
• High Price Target: $74.00
• Low Price Target: $74.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.81
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $70.97 million
• Net Margins: 20.72%
• Pretax Margin: 25.16%
• Return on Equity: 10.83%
• Return on Assets: 1.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.04
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $226.41 million
• Price / Sales: 3.69
• Cash Flow: $5.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.16
• Book Value: $56.85 per share
• Price / Book: 1.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,898,000
• Free Float: 7,656,000
• Market Cap: $836.42 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.50