Sei Investments Co. Purchases 10,470 Shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. $GSBC

Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) by 167.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 16,719 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,470 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Great Southern Bancorp were worth $1,055,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Comerica Bank raised its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 4,149 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 4.8% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,138 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 1.9% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 13,580 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $798,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. grew its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 2.6% in the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 10,857 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $665,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,857 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $299,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 41.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Great Southern Bancorp Stock Performance

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

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $56.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $55.26 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 20.72% and a return on equity of 10.86%. Sell-side analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

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

About Great Southern Bancorp

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.