Jane Street Group LLC Has $683,000 Position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 11,925 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,985 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC’s holdings in Great Southern Bancorp were worth $683,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $121,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 48.9% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,258 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 1,398 shares in the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 33.1% in the third quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 8,485 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $486,000 after acquiring an additional 2,108 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 11,543 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $662,000 after acquiring an additional 257 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning grew its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 45.7% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 15,209 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $846,000 after acquiring an additional 4,772 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Joseph W. Turner sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.63, for a total value of $399,780.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 137,382 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,153,762.66. This represents a 4.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,074 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.19, for a total value of $139,352.06. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 19,174 shares of company stock valued at $1,235,009 over the last 90 days. 27.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:GSBC opened at $59.34 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market cap of $692.79 million, a P/E ratio of 11.64 and a beta of 0.65. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $48.19 and a 12 month high of $68.01. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $62.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.05.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.15. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 17.21% and a return on equity of 10.36%. The business had revenue of $90.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.75 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.33 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.70%. Great Southern Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 31.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Great Southern Bancorp from $64.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 18th.

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.