Virtu Financial LLC Acquires New Holdings in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC)

Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 3,855 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $221,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in GSBC. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 11.3% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $121,000 after buying an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Great Southern Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at $159,000. PDT Partners LLC boosted its stake in Great Southern Bancorp by 33.1% in the 3rd quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 8,485 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $486,000 after purchasing an additional 2,108 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its stake 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 valued at $662,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 20.0% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 11,925 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $683,000 after purchasing an additional 1,985 shares in the last quarter. 41.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Mark A. Maples sold 2,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.42, for a total value of $164,892.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Joseph W. Turner sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.63, for a total value of $399,780.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 137,382 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,153,762.66. This trade represents a 4.18 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 19,174 shares of company stock valued at $1,235,009 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 27.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GSBC opened at $61.79 on Thursday. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $48.19 and a fifty-two week high of $68.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $721.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.12 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The business has a 50-day moving average of $61.60 and a 200-day moving average of $58.39.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.15. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.36% and a net margin of 17.21%. The company had revenue of $90.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.75 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.33 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.