Bank OZK (OZK) Competitors $37.59 -1.31 (-3.37%) As of 02:01 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock OZK vs. CFG, BSBR, SHG, BAP, AFRM, BCH, SOFI, ALLY, BSAC, and CIBShould you be buying Bank OZK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank OZK include Citizens Financial Group (CFG), Banco Santander (Brasil) (BSBR), Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), Credicorp (BAP), Affirm (AFRM), Banco de Chile (BCH), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Ally Financial (ALLY), Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC), and Bancolombia (CIB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bank OZK vs. Citizens Financial Group Banco Santander (Brasil) Shinhan Financial Group Credicorp Affirm Banco de Chile SoFi Technologies Ally Financial Banco Santander-Chile Bancolombia Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) and Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is OZK or CFG more profitable? Bank OZK has a net margin of 25.83% compared to Citizens Financial Group's net margin of 12.21%. Bank OZK's return on equity of 13.90% beat Citizens Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank OZK25.83% 13.90% 1.93% Citizens Financial Group 12.21%6.75%0.68% Is OZK or CFG a better dividend stock? Bank OZK pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Citizens Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Bank OZK pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Citizens Financial Group pays out 55.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Bank OZK has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals believe in OZK or CFG? 86.2% of Bank OZK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Citizens Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Bank OZK shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Citizens Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, OZK or CFG? Bank OZK has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citizens Financial Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OZK or CFG? Citizens Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Bank OZK. Bank OZK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Citizens Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank OZK$1.66B2.66$716.46M$6.146.34Citizens Financial Group$7.79B2.03$1.51B$3.0311.95 Do analysts rate OZK or CFG? Bank OZK presently has a consensus target price of $50.38, suggesting a potential upside of 29.50%. Citizens Financial Group has a consensus target price of $49.06, suggesting a potential upside of 35.46%. Given Citizens Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Citizens Financial Group is more favorable than Bank OZK.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank OZK 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Citizens Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OZK or CFG? Citizens Financial Group received 363 more outperform votes than Bank OZK when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.87% of users gave Citizens Financial Group an outperform vote while only 44.96% of users gave Bank OZK an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBank OZKOutperform Votes17444.96% Underperform Votes21355.04% Citizens Financial GroupOutperform Votes53761.87% Underperform Votes33138.13% Does the media favor OZK or CFG? In the previous week, Citizens Financial Group had 15 more articles in the media than Bank OZK. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Citizens Financial Group and 18 mentions for Bank OZK. Citizens Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Bank OZK's score of 0.93 indicating that Citizens Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bank OZK 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Citizens Financial Group 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCitizens Financial Group beats Bank OZK on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Bank OZK News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OZK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OZK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBank OZKState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.96B$2.92B$11.03B$7.50BDividend Yield3.87%3.78%5.42%4.05%P/E Ratio6.3421.5921.9818.08Price / Sales2.662.8925.1586.83Price / Cash7.4310.6317.6234.64Price / Book0.821.102.663.99Net Income$716.46M$372.21M$1.03B$247.18M7 Day Performance-11.05%-5.28%-2.54%-4.25%1 Month Performance-14.86%-7.77%496.67%-6.87%1 Year Performance-11.07%11.25%533.48%-3.73% Bank OZK Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OZKBank OZK4.6507 of 5 stars$37.59-3.4%$50.38+34.0%-12.1%$4.25B$1.66B6.112,650Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionGap DownCFGCitizens Financial Group4.9369 of 5 stars$41.01+1.9%$48.67+18.7%+3.7%$17.92B$7.79B13.5318,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownBSBRBanco Santander (Brasil)2.9385 of 5 stars$4.72-0.9%$5.35+13.5%-12.7%$17.55B$48.52B5.8252,600Gap DownSHGShinhan Financial Group4.6431 of 5 stars$32.09+0.7%N/A-2.4%$16.15B$20.08T5.04190News CoveragePositive NewsBAPCredicorp3.9944 of 5 stars$186.20-1.0%$195.67+5.1%+11.3%$14.81B$21.24B10.1337,000Positive NewsGap DownAFRMAffirm3.1998 of 5 stars$45.19-2.2%$69.76+54.4%+15.6%$14.37B$2.80B-69.522,550Insider TradeShort Interest ↑Gap DownBCHBanco de Chile2.5345 of 5 stars$26.46-0.5%$23.00-13.1%+19.4%$13.36B$3.04T10.5412,300News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSOFISoFi Technologies2.9866 of 5 stars$11.63-1.9%$12.50+7.5%+41.1%$12.75B$2.61B31.434,200Analyst RevisionGap DownALLYAlly Financial4.9978 of 5 stars$36.51-2.5%$42.53+16.5%-15.4%$11.21B$8.90B14.0411,600Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownBSACBanco Santander-Chile2.9198 of 5 stars$22.79-1.5%$21.33-6.4%+13.2%$10.74B$2.60T11.759,990Positive NewsGap DownCIBBancolombia1.4664 of 5 stars$40.27+0.7%$39.25-2.5%+19.0%$9.68B$27.58T6.3933,100 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CFG Competitors BSBR Competitors SHG Competitors BAP Competitors AFRM Competitors BCH Competitors SOFI Competitors ALLY Competitors BSAC Competitors CIB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:OZK) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredYour Retirement Is Caught in the CrossfireWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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