Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC) Competitors

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) and CVB Financial (NASDAQ:CVBF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, GSBC or CVBF?

Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVB Financial has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GSBC or CVBF?

In the previous week, CVB Financial had 7 more articles in the media than Great Southern Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CVB Financial and 2 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat CVB Financial's score of 0.55 indicating that Great Southern Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Great Southern Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
CVB Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GSBC or CVBF?

CVB Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Great Southern Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVB Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Southern Bancorp	$355.26M	2.02	$61.81M	$5.60	11.15
CVB Financial	$684.59M	4.22	$200.72M	$1.45	14.46

Is GSBC or CVBF more profitable?

CVB Financial has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Great Southern Bancorp's net margin of 18.32%. Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity of 10.95% beat CVB Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Southern Bancorp	18.32%	10.95%	1.09%
CVB Financial	30.24%	9.32%	1.31%

Do analysts rate GSBC or CVBF?

Great Southern Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $59.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.74%. CVB Financial has a consensus target price of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.12%. Given CVB Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CVB Financial is more favorable than Great Southern Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Southern Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CVB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is GSBC or CVBF a better dividend stock?

Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. CVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVB Financial pays out 55.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GSBC or CVBF?

41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of CVB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 27.9% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of CVB Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CVB Financial beats Great Southern Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.