Keefe, Bruyette & Woods keeps USD 74 target for Great Southern Bancorp stock
Published on 10/20/2026 at 20:04 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst view and earnings date
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods maintained a USD 74.00 Market Perform target on October 12, 2026.
- Great Southern Bancorp reported USD 1.43 diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2026.
- Great Southern Bancorp stock was trading at EUR 69.75 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:58 p.m. CEST.
Great Southern Bancorp (ISIN US3909051076) is heading into its October 21, 2026 results with a USD 74.00 Market Perform target from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dated October 12, 2026, as MarketBeat reported. Great Southern Bancorp expects to publish third-quarter preliminary earnings after the market closes on October 21, 2026, followed by a conference call on October 22, 2026, according to Great Southern Bancorp. At Lang & Schwarz, the stock was trading at EUR 69.75 on October 20, 2026 at 7:58 p.m. CEST.
Second-quarter earnings absorbed costs
For the second quarter of 2026, Great Southern Bancorp reported USD 15.8 million of net income and USD 1.43 in diluted earnings per share, compared with USD 19.8 million and USD 1.72 in the second quarter of 2025. The figures included USD 2.1 million of expenses tied to banking-center consolidation and workforce reductions, according to Great Southern Bancorp.
Adjusted for those non-recurring expenses, diluted earnings per share reached USD 1.57 in the second quarter of 2026. Net interest income declined 2.9 percent year over year to USD 49.5 million, while the net interest margin increased to 3.76 percent from 3.68 percent.
What does the USD 74 target imply?
On Nasdaq, GSBC was last at USD 78.37 on October 20, 2026 at 2:02 p.m. ET. The USD 74.00 target therefore sat USD 4.37 below that Nasdaq quote, while the company carried a Hold consensus from three analysts, with one Buy and two Hold ratings, according to MarketBeat.
Price range and valuation
GSBC's 52-week range was USD 53.76 to USD 82.91 on October 20, 2026, placing the Nasdaq quote USD 4.54 below the high. The market capitalization was USD 854.0 million, the price-to-earnings ratio was 13.04, and trading volume reached 35,033 shares at the quoted time.
Two dates follow October 20
The next scheduled event is the preliminary third-quarter earnings release after the market closes on October 21, 2026, followed by the conference call at 3:00 p.m. ET on October 22, 2026, according to Great Southern Bancorp.
Nasdaq quote and banking profile
Great Southern Bancorp combines a USD 74.00 analyst target with a near-term earnings date and a second-quarter result affected by restructuring costs. The next report will show whether the planned cost savings begin to offset the pressure visible in the latest earnings comparison. The stock was trading at EUR 69.75 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:58 p.m. CEST.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Great Southern Bancorp stock.
Great Southern Bancorp market data
- Company: Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
- ISIN: US3909051076
- Ticker: GSBC
- Primary exchange: Nasdaq Global Select Market
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 20, 2026, 7:58 p.m. CEST): EUR 69.75
- Market capitalization: USD 854.0 million (as of October 20, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 53.76-82.91 (as of October 20, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Financial Services / Regional Banks
- Next earnings date: October 21, 2026
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
