Q3 Earnings Forecast for Bank OZK Issued By Zacks Research

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bank OZK in a report released on Thursday, February 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $1.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.51. The consensus estimate for Bank OZK’s current full-year earnings is $5.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Bank OZK’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.04 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on OZK. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Bank OZK from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Bank OZK from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Stephens boosted their price objective on Bank OZK from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Bank OZK in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $51.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Bank OZK from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $40.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.00.

Bank OZK Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:OZK opened at $51.98 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market cap of $5.90 billion, a PE ratio of 8.47 and a beta of 1.20. The company’s fifty day moving average is $47.02 and its 200 day moving average is $44.98. Bank OZK has a 52 week low of $37.43 and a 52 week high of $53.64.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The company reported $1.56 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.12. Bank OZK had a net margin of 25.83% and a return on equity of 13.90%. The business had revenue of $412.34 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $407.19 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.50 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 14th were issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 14th. This is an increase from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. Bank OZK’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.36%.

Institutional Trading of Bank OZK

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Bank OZK by 32.7% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Bank OZK by 124.6% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,698,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,034,000 after buying an additional 942,309 shares during the period. Senvest Management LLC bought a new position in Bank OZK in the third quarter worth about $22,306,000. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Bank OZK by 7.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,106,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $305,526,000 after buying an additional 485,172 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Bank OZK by 34.8% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,321,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,809,000 after buying an additional 341,078 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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.