LSV Asset Management Decreases Stake in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

LSV Asset Management cut its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 2.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 121,946 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 3,600 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management owned approximately 1.03% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $7,237,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the third quarter valued at $218,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 0.4% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 59,286 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,841,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 1.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 106,594 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,108,000 after acquiring an additional 1,430 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 9.6% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 110,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,313,000 after acquiring an additional 9,683 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 522,676 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,047,000 after purchasing an additional 3,758 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on GSBC shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 25th. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Great Southern Bancorp from $58.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 24th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Great Southern Bancorp news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 625 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.60, for a total transaction of $33,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 13 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $696.80. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 27.73% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock opened at $53.08 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $45.66 and a 1 year high of $61.94. The firm has a market cap of $618.81 million, a PE ratio of 10.43 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $52.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $53.30.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.01%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.43%.

Great Southern Bancorp 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.