One Great Southern Bancorp Insider Has Reduced Their Stake

From what we can see, insiders were net sellers in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GSBC ) during the past 12 months. That is, insiders sold the stock in greater numbers than they purchased it.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Great Southern Bancorp

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Chairman of the Board, William Turner, for US$248k worth of shares, at about US$56.14 per share. That means that an insider was selling shares at slightly below the current price (US$61.80). We generally consider it a negative if insiders have been selling, especially if they did so below the current price, because it implies that they considered a lower price to be reasonable. While insider selling is not a positive sign, we can't be sure if it does mean insiders think the shares are fully valued, so it's only a weak sign. This single sale was just 2.0% of William Turner's stake. The only individual insider seller over the last year was William Turner.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Great Southern Bancorp

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It's great to see that Great Southern Bancorp insiders own 26% of the company, worth about US$195m. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Great Southern Bancorp Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Great Southern Bancorp shares in the last quarter. It's heartening that insiders own plenty of stock, but we'd like to see more insider buying, since the last year of Great Southern Bancorp insider transactions don't fill us with confidence. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Great Southern Bancorp.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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