Q1 Earnings Forecast for Bank OZK Issued By Zacks Research

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Bank OZK in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.38 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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 research firms have also issued reports on OZK. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Bank OZK from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Stephens boosted their price objective on shares of Bank OZK from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Bank OZK from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Raymond James lowered Bank OZK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Bank OZK from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.50.

Bank OZK Stock Down 1.3 %

OZK opened at $49.90 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.66 billion, a PE ratio of 8.31 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Bank OZK has a fifty-two week low of $37.43 and a fifty-two week high of $52.36. The business has a 50-day moving average of $44.62 and a 200-day moving average of $43.24.

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

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 18th. Investors of record on Friday, October 11th were paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.29%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 11th. This is an increase from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Bank OZK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.97%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bank OZK

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of OZK. State Street Corp boosted its position in Bank OZK by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,106,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $305,526,000 after acquiring an additional 485,172 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in Bank OZK by 32.7% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,223,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,566,000 after purchasing an additional 1,041,198 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Bank OZK by 2.9% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,941,431 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,442,000 after purchasing an additional 112,648 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 1,765,974 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van Berkom & Associates Inc. increased its stake in Bank OZK by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 2,024,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,989,000 after buying an additional 40,356 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.