Great Western Bancorp (GWB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:GWB) issued its earnings results on Monday, October, 25th. The bank reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.18. The bank earned $109.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.27 million. Great Western Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.20% and a net margin of 41.96%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.20 EPS.

Great Western Bancorp (NYSE:GWB) pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.65%. The dividend payout ratio is 5.51%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, GWB will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.25% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for GWB.

2 employees have rated Great Western Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Mark Borrecco on Glassdoor.com. Mark Borrecco has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Mark Borrecco in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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