Sei Investments Co. Increases Holdings in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. $GSBC

Sei Investments Co. increased its position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 167.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,719 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 10,470 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co. owned 0.15% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $1,055,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 1,301.8% during the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 771 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 716 shares during the last quarter. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the fourth quarter worth approximately $77,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $128,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 4th quarter worth approximately $203,000. Finally, Walleye Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $206,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GSBC has been the topic of several recent research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Zacks Research cut Great Southern Bancorp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Great Southern Bancorp has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $74.00.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

GSBC opened at $80.50 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $877.29 million, a PE ratio of 13.37 and a beta of 0.49. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $77.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $69.67. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52-week low of $53.76 and a 52-week high of $82.91.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $56.87 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.26 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.86% and a net margin of 20.72%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.99 EPS for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 29th were given a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 29th. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.57%.

Great Southern Bancorp Company Profile

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: GSBC) is the bank holding company for Great Southern Bank, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. Through its subsidiary, the company provides a broad spectrum of financial products and services designed to meet the needs of individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and professional clients across its regional footprint.

Great Southern Bank’s core business activities include deposit-taking, lending and treasury management.