Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Stock Holdings Trimmed by AQR Capital Management LLC

AQR Capital Management LLC lowered its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,029 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 854 shares during the quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC owned about 0.15% of Great Southern Bancorp worth $947,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of GSBC. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 564,032 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $30,920,000 after acquiring an additional 58,041 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp during the first quarter valued at $173,000. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 15.6% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 173,711 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $9,660,000 after purchasing an additional 23,401 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 2nd quarter worth about $159,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 33,718 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,875,000 after buying an additional 335 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $53.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th.

Insider Transactions at Great Southern Bancorp

In other Great Southern Bancorp news, Director William V. Turner sold 6,000 shares of Great Southern Bancorp stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.19, for a total transaction of $379,140.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 214,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,556,277.08. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In related news, Director Earl A. Steinert, Jr. sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total value of $316,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 939,596 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $59,391,863.16. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director William V. Turner sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.19, for a total transaction of $379,140.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 214,532 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,556,277.08. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 15,670 shares of company stock worth $958,706. Company insiders own 27.60% of the company’s stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Up 3.8 %

NASDAQ:GSBC opened at $57.01 on Friday. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 12-month low of $46.60 and a 12-month high of $65.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $664.62 million, a P/E ratio of 11.20 and a beta of 0.62.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $90.76 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $53.75 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.42% and a return on equity of 10.62%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.52 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.09 EPS for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.81%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.43%.

About Great Southern Bancorp

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.