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Bank OZK (OZK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$50.54 +0.80 (+1.61%)
As of 01/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About Bank OZK Stock (NASDAQ:OZK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$50.13
$51.45
50-Day Range
$41.71
$50.55
52-Week Range
$37.43
$51.50
Volume
2.11 million shs
Average Volume
1.82 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.73 billion
P/E Ratio
8.23
Dividend Yield
3.32%
Price Target
$50.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. It also provides trust and wealth services, such as personal trusts, custodial accounts, investment management accounts, and retirement accounts, as well as corporate trust services, including trustee, paying agent and registered transfer agent services, and other related services. In addition, the company offers treasury management services comprising automated clearing house, wire transfer, transaction reporting, wholesale lockbox, remote deposit capture, automated credit line transfer, reconciliation, positive pay, commercial card, and other services, as well as zero balance and investment sweep accounts. Further, it provides real estate, consumer, small business, indirect recreational vehicle and marine, equipment, agricultural, commercial and industrial, government guaranteed, lines of credit, homebuilder, and affordable housing loans; lender and structured, business aviation, and subscription financing services; and mortgage and other lending products. Additionally, the company offers ATMs; telephone, online, and mobile banking services; credit and debit cards; safe deposit boxes; and other products and services. The company was formerly known as Bank of the Ozarks and changed its name to Bank OZK in July 2018. Bank OZK was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Bank OZK Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

OZK MarketRank™: 

Bank OZK scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 329th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Bank OZK has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Bank OZK has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Bank OZK's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Bank OZK are expected to grow by 10.74% in the coming year, from $5.96 to $6.60 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Bank OZK is 8.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.77.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Bank OZK is 8.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.03.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Bank OZK has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    13.58% of the float of Bank OZK has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bank OZK has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.1, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bank OZK has recently decreased by 1.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Bank OZK pays a meaningful dividend of 3.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Bank OZK has been increasing its dividend for 21 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Bank OZK is 27.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Bank OZK will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.45% next year. This indicates that Bank OZK will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Bank OZK's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    13.58% of the float of Bank OZK has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bank OZK has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.1, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bank OZK has recently decreased by 1.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Bank OZK has a news sentiment score of 0.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Bank OZK this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    12 people have searched for OZK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Bank OZK to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Bank OZK insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 6.70% of the stock of Bank OZK is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.18% of the stock of Bank OZK is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Bank OZK's insider trading history.
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OZK Stock News Headlines

Bank OZK Q4 Results: Credit Quality Proves Resilient
Analysts Set Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) Target Price at $48.25
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Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) Shares Gap Up After Earnings Beat
Bank OZK (OZK) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
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OZK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Bank OZK's stock was trading at $44.53 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, OZK stock has increased by 13.5% and is now trading at $50.54.
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Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 16th. The company reported $1.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.12. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Bank OZK's top institutional investors include Weybosset Research & Management LLC (0.22%), QV Investors Inc. (0.14%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.07%) and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.05%).

Shares of OZK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bank OZK investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), AbbVie (ABBV), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Meta Platforms (META) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 1/21 Dividend
1/14/2025
Last Earnings
1/16/2025
Today
1/21/2025
Dividend Payable
1/21/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
State commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:OZK
Employees
2,744
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$50.00
High Stock Price Target
$63.00
Low Stock Price Target
$37.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-1.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$716.46 million
Pretax Margin
33.57%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.77 billion
Cash Flow
$6.76 per share
Book Value
$47.31 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
105,849,000
Market Cap
$5.73 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.20
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This page (NASDAQ:OZK) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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