Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (GSBC) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 30th

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.43 per share by the financial services provider on Tuesday, April 14th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 30th.

Great Southern Bancorp has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years. Great Southern Bancorp has a dividend payout ratio of 32.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Great Southern Bancorp to earn $5.33 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.72 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 32.3%.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ GSBC opened at $62.10 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $680.62 million, a P/E ratio of 10.02 and a beta of 0.51. Great Southern Bancorp has a 1-year low of $47.57 and a 1-year high of $67.70. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $62.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $61.46.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $56.35 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.03 million. Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.33% and a net margin of 20.70%. Equities research analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp will post 5.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Great Southern Bancorp in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Great Southern Bancorp from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $61.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.50.

Great Southern Bancorp Company Profile

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.