5,536 Shares in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Purchased by State of Tennessee Department of Treasury

State of Tennessee Department of Treasury acquired a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 5,536 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $330,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of GSBC. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 136.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 15,508 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $889,000 after acquiring an additional 8,954 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the third quarter valued at $221,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 98.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,779 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,076,000 after buying an additional 9,325 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,745 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $283,000 after buying an additional 487 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 10,235 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $611,000 after buying an additional 391 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.66% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GSBC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on Great Southern Bancorp from $63.00 to $61.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Great Southern Bancorp from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 21st.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Performance

Great Southern Bancorp stock traded down $0.30 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $56.71. 13,571 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,722. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $55.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.83. The firm has a market cap of $657.72 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.51. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52 week low of $47.57 and a 52 week high of $68.02.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $55.92 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $55.53 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.62% and a net margin of 17.40%. On average, analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.82%. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio 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.