Zacks Research Estimates Bank OZK’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:OZK)

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Bank OZK in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $1.42 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.41. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.83 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.54 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial dropped their price objective 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. UBS Group began coverage on Bank OZK in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $51.00 price target for the company. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Bank OZK from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Stephens lifted their target price on shares of Bank OZK from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Bank OZK from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $40.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.00.

Bank OZK Trading Up 3.5 %

Shares of Bank OZK stock opened at $53.10 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $47.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.05. Bank OZK has a 12-month low of $37.43 and a 12-month 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. The stock has a market cap of $6.02 billion, a PE ratio of 8.65 and a beta of 1.20.

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

Institutional Trading of Bank OZK

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in shares of Bank OZK by 32.7% during the third 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 during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased 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 worth $73,034,000 after purchasing an additional 942,309 shares during the last quarter. Senvest Management LLC purchased a new stake in Bank OZK during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $22,306,000. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Bank OZK by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,106,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,526,000 after purchasing an additional 485,172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 34.8% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,321,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,809,000 after buying an additional 341,078 shares during the last quarter. 86.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 14th were paid a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.16%. 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 is currently 27.36%.

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.