Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Short Interest Update

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 134,900 shares, an increase of 14.3% from the May 31st total of 118,000 shares. Currently, 1.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 24,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.5 days.

Insider Buying and Selling at Great Southern Bancorp

In other news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.60, for a total transaction of $33,500.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 13 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $696.80. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 27.73% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GSBC. EntryPoint Capital LLC lifted its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 130.5% in the 1st quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 959 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 543 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the first quarter valued at $173,000. EMC Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 33.4% during the first quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 4,484 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $246,000 after acquiring an additional 1,123 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 79.2% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,531 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 2,002 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commerce Bank raised its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 8,230 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $488,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. 41.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of GSBC traded down $0.72 on Wednesday, reaching $54.44. The stock had a trading volume of 4,400 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,351. Great Southern Bancorp has a twelve month low of $45.66 and a twelve month high of $61.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $634.77 million, a PE ratio of 10.84 and a beta of 0.64. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $52.66 and a 200 day moving average of $53.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 17th. The financial services provider reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.09. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.97% and a net margin of 18.31%. The business had revenue of $51.62 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $52.26 million. Sell-side analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp will post 4.79 EPS for the current year.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1st will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 1st. Great Southern Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.43%.

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.