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

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Bank OZK in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $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.

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

OZK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of 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 boosted their price objective on shares of Bank OZK from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Stephens raised their target price on Bank OZK from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Raymond James lowered Bank OZK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Bank OZK from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $48.50.

Bank OZK Stock Performance

OZK stock opened at $50.55 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Bank OZK has a 1 year low of $37.43 and a 1 year high of $52.36. The company has a market cap of $5.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.11 and a beta of 1.16. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $44.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.22.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 11th were given a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 11th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.24%. This is a positive change from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Bank OZK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.97%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Bank OZK by 291.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,371,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,848,000 after buying an additional 1,765,974 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 32.7% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,223,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,566,000 after acquiring an additional 1,041,198 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 124.6% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,698,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,034,000 after acquiring an additional 942,309 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 196.4% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,365,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,981,000 after acquiring an additional 904,782 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 483.9% during the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 980,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,195,000 after purchasing an additional 812,464 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.18% of the company’s stock.

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.