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 Bank OZK in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.38 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 17th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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.

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

Bank OZK Stock Down 1.3 %

Bank OZK stock opened at $49.90 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.31 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Bank OZK has a twelve month low of $37.43 and a twelve month high of $52.36. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bank OZK

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

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

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

About Bank OZK

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.