Renaissance Technologies LLC lowered its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 1.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 198,500 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 2,800 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned 1.42% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $10,024,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 3.2% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 601,801 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $30,391,000 after buying an additional 18,838 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 5.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 524,337 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,479,000 after buying an additional 29,241 shares during the last quarter. Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 6.7% in the first quarter. Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC now owns 230,513 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $11,641,000 after buying an additional 14,512 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 211,085 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $11,535,000 after buying an additional 11,784 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management increased its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 58.7% in the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 163,291 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $8,246,000 after buying an additional 60,391 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 39.89% of the company’s stock.
Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ GSBC) traded up 0.58% on Tuesday, reaching $52.25. The company had a trading volume of 3,100 shares. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $52.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.98. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52-week low of $38.35 and a 52-week high of $56.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $733.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.64 and a beta of 1.09.
Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 19th. The financial services provider reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $53.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.78 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.78% and a net margin of 22.84%. On average, analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post $3.57 earnings per share for the current year.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. This is a positive change from Great Southern Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 29th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is 26.82%.
GSBC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. BidaskClub downgraded shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Great Southern Bancorp in a research note on Thursday, April 20th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research cut Great Southern Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 25th.
In related news, Director William V. Turner sold 10,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.76, for a total transaction of $569,808.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 173,853 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,172,484.28. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director William V. Turner sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.73, for a total value of $263,650.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 173,853 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,167,268.69. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 23.78% of the company’s stock.
Great Southern Bancorp Company Profile
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc is a bank holding company, a financial holding company and the parent of Great Southern Bank (the Bank). Through the Bank and subsidiaries of the Bank, the Company offers insurance, travel, investment and related services. The Bank makes long-term, fixed-rate residential real estate loans.
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