Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Weighs in on GSBC Q3 Earnings

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) – Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Great Southern Bancorp in a research note issued on Monday, October 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst D. Delmonte forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.39 per share for the quarter. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $74.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Great Southern Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $5.99 per share.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.19. Great Southern Bancorp had a net margin of 20.72% and a return on equity of 10.83%. The company had revenue of $56.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $55.26 million.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on GSBC. Zacks Research downgraded Great Southern Bancorp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Great Southern Bancorp from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Great Southern Bancorp currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $74.00.

Great Southern Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of GSBC opened at $76.93 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $838.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.78 and a beta of 0.50. Great Southern Bancorp has a twelve month low of $53.76 and a twelve month high of $82.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a 50 day moving average of $79.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.82.

Great Southern Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 28th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Great Southern Bancorp’s payout ratio is presently 28.57%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Great Southern Bancorp

In other news, Director Julie Brown sold 851 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.00, for a total transaction of $68,931.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,052 shares in the company, valued at $571,212. This represents a 10.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 29.75% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Great Southern Bancorp

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the first quarter worth $867,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Great Southern Bancorp during the second quarter valued at $3,412,000. Globeflex Capital L P acquired a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,082,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at $60,624,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at $8,793,000. 41.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Great Southern Bancorp Company Profile

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc is the bank holding company for Great Southern Bank, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. Through its banking subsidiary, the company provides deposit accounts, lending products and other financial services to individuals, families, businesses and commercial real estate customers.

Great Southern Bank offers checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, consumer loans, residential real estate loans, commercial and industrial financing, commercial real estate loans, construction loans and agricultural lending.