Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Bank OZK Q1 Earnings

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK - Free Report) - Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Bank OZK in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.38 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.39. The consensus estimate for Bank OZK's current full-year earnings is $6.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Bank OZK's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.96 EPS.

OZK has been the subject of a number of other reports. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Bank OZK in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $51.00 price objective for the company. Stephens lifted their price objective on shares of Bank OZK from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Bank OZK from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $40.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bank OZK presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $50.00.

Bank OZK Price Performance

OZK traded up $0.41 during trading on Thursday, hitting $48.01. 780,302 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,337,744. The company has a market cap of $5.45 billion, a PE ratio of 7.82 and a beta of 1.20. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $48.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $45.71. Bank OZK has a 1 year low of $37.43 and a 1 year high of $53.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bank OZK

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 11,184 shares of the company's stock worth $498,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 21,575 shares of the company's stock worth $961,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 46,832 shares of the company's stock worth $2,085,000 after acquiring an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 13,432 shares of the company's stock worth $578,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 2,509 shares of the company's stock worth $112,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.18% of the company's stock.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 14th. This is a positive change from Bank OZK's previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. Bank OZK's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.36%.

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.