American Century Companies Inc. Purchases 23,401 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 15.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 173,711 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,401 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in Great Southern Bancorp were worth $9,660,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GSBC. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 564,032 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,920,000 after purchasing an additional 58,041 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.8% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 150,742 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $8,264,000 after purchasing an additional 15,941 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank bought a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the first quarter worth about $173,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in Great Southern Bancorp in the second quarter worth about $159,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 43.0% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 8,452 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $502,000 after purchasing an additional 2,541 shares in the last quarter. 41.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of GSBC stock opened at $59.49 on Monday. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $45.66 and a fifty-two week high of $65.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $693.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.69 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.92. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.84.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $90.76 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $53.75 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.62% and a net margin of 17.42%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.52 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.69%. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.43%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Insider Activity at Great Southern Bancorp

In other Great Southern Bancorp news, Director Earl A. Steinert, Jr. sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total value of $316,050.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 939,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $59,391,863.16. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other Great Southern Bancorp news, Director William V. Turner sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.19, for a total value of $379,140.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 214,532 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,556,277.08. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Earl A. Steinert, Jr. sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 24th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $59,391,863.16. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 15,670 shares of company stock worth $958,706 over the last quarter. Insiders own 27.60% of the company’s stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Company 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.