Bank holding firm Great Southern's preliminary Q4 EPS rises

Great Southern Bancorp

21/01/2026 23:11

Overview

U.S. bank's preliminary Q4 EPS rose to $1.45, net income increased to $16.3 mln

Net interest margin improved to 3.70% in Q4 2025

Total net loans decreased by 7.1% yr/yr, driven by loan repayments

Outlook

Company plans to continue investing in technology in 2026

Result Drivers

NET INTEREST INCOME - Decreased due to end of income recognition from a terminated interest rate swap, partially offset by reduced interest expense

LOAN REPAYMENTS - Total net loans decreased by 7.1% due to significant repayments in multi-family, construction, and residential loans

ASSET QUALITY - Non-performing assets decreased by $1.5 million

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 EPS
Beat
$1.45
$1.34 (2 Analysts)
Q4 Net Income
Beat
$16.28 mln
$15.07 mln (2 Analysts)
Q4 Net Interest Income
$49.16 mln
Q4 Provision (credit) for credit losses on loans and unfunded commitments
$882,000


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Great Southern Bancorp Inc is $61.00, about 3.1% below its January 20 closing price of $62.98

The stock recently traded at 12 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 11 three months ago

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