DA Davidson Has Optimistic View of BOK Financial Q1 Earnings

BOK Financial Co. (NASDAQ:BOKF) – DA Davidson upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of BOK Financial in a report released on Wednesday, April 2nd. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter now expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.00 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.99. The consensus estimate for BOK Financial’s current full-year earnings is $8.83 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for BOK Financial’s FY2026 earnings at $9.19 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on the company. StockNews.com lowered BOK Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. Barclays started coverage on BOK Financial in a research note on Wednesday. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $115.00 price target for the company. Stephens lowered their price objective on shares of BOK Financial from $135.00 to $127.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of BOK Financial from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, BOK Financial has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $118.70.

BOK Financial Trading Down 4.7 %

NASDAQ:BOKF opened at $89.91 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $106.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $109.01. The company has a market cap of $5.77 billion, a PE ratio of 11.06 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. BOK Financial has a 12 month low of $85.02 and a 12 month high of $121.58.

BOK Financial (NASDAQ:BOKF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 17th. The bank reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.15. BOK Financial had a net margin of 15.32% and a return on equity of 9.86%.

Institutional Trading of BOK Financial

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in BOK Financial by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,445,542 shares of the bank’s stock worth $260,328,000 after buying an additional 11,418 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of BOK Financial by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,372,203 shares of the bank’s stock worth $252,526,000 after purchasing an additional 98,588 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in BOK Financial by 80.0% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 414,548 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $44,129,000 after purchasing an additional 184,261 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in BOK Financial by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 410,570 shares of the bank’s stock worth $43,718,000 after purchasing an additional 5,028 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in BOK Financial by 29.4% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 252,779 shares of the bank’s stock worth $26,908,000 after purchasing an additional 57,420 shares during the period. 34.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

BOK Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were given a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.54%. BOK Financial’s payout ratio is currently 28.04%.

About BOK Financial

BOK Financial Corporation operates as the financial holding company for BOKF, NA that provides various financial products and services in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Northwest Arkansas, Colorado, Arizona, and Kansas/Missouri. It operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking, and Wealth Management.