Wall Street Zen Upgrades Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) to Hold

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

GSBC has been the subject of several other reports. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Great Southern Bancorp from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $63.00 to $61.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Down 0.0%

Great Southern Bancorp stock traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $59.34. The company's stock had a trading volume of 126,200 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,469. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $680.63 million, a P/E ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 0.52. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $56.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $57.62. Great Southern Bancorp 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 data on Wednesday, April 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $55.92 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.53 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 18.32% and a return on equity of 10.95%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp will post 5.24 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 81.6% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 483 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 146.7% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 597 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares in the last quarter. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Great Southern Bancorp during the fourth quarter worth $256,000. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the fourth quarter worth $256,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 9.8% during the fourth quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 4,620 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 411 shares during the period. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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