What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Bank OZK Q1 Earnings?

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Bank OZK in a report released on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects 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.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their target price 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. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Bank OZK from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 21st. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Bank OZK from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Stephens raised their price target on Bank OZK from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Raymond James downgraded shares of Bank OZK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Bank OZK presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $48.50.

Bank OZK Price Performance

Bank OZK stock opened at $49.33 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $44.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.11 and a beta of 1.16. Bank OZK has a 12-month low of $37.43 and a 12-month high of $52.36.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 17th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $423.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $419.08 million. Bank OZK had a return on equity of 14.15% and a net margin of 26.07%.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 11th were paid a $0.41 dividend. This is a positive change from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 11th. Bank OZK’s payout ratio is currently 26.97%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bank OZK

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of OZK. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of 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. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position 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 worth $181,566,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041,198 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Bank OZK by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,941,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,442,000 after acquiring an additional 112,648 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Bank OZK by 291.5% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,371,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,848,000 after acquiring an additional 1,765,974 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van Berkom & Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 2.0% during the second quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 2,024,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,989,000 after purchasing an additional 40,356 shares during the period. 86.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.