Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for Bank OZK Q1 Earnings

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bank OZK in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.38 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.37. The consensus estimate for Bank OZK’s current full-year earnings is $6.03 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Bank OZK’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on OZK. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Bank OZK from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Bank OZK from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 21st. Raymond James downgraded shares of Bank OZK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 17th. Stephens upped their price target on shares of Bank OZK from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Bank OZK from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Bank OZK presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $48.50.

Bank OZK Stock Up 2.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ OZK opened at $50.55 on Monday. Bank OZK has a 52-week low of $37.43 and a 52-week high of $52.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.11 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $44.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $43.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 17th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.02. Bank OZK had a net margin of 26.07% and a return on equity of 14.15%. The business had revenue of $423.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $419.08 million.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 11th were issued a $0.41 dividend. This is a boost from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.24%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 11th. Bank OZK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.97%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of OZK. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Bank OZK by 291.5% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,371,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,848,000 after buying an additional 1,765,974 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 32.7% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,223,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,566,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041,198 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in Bank OZK by 124.6% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,698,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,034,000 after purchasing an additional 942,309 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 196.4% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,365,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,981,000 after buying an additional 904,782 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 483.9% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 980,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,195,000 after buying an additional 812,464 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.18% of the company’s stock.

Bank OZK Company Profile

Bank OZK provides various retail and commercial banking services for individuals and businesses in the United States. The company offers deposit services, including non-interest bearing checking, interest bearing transaction, business sweep, savings, money market, individual retirement, and other accounts, as well as time and reciprocal deposits.