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

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bank OZK in a report issued on Thursday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $1.37 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.39. The consensus estimate for Bank OZK’s current full-year earnings is $6.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Bank OZK’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.45 EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on OZK. Morgan Stanley 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, August 5th. Truist Financial cut their price target 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. Raymond James lowered Bank OZK from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. StockNews.com upgraded Bank OZK from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. Finally, Stephens increased 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. Two equities 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $48.50.

Bank OZK Price Performance

Shares of Bank OZK stock opened at $48.57 on Monday. Bank OZK has a one year low of $36.99 and a one year high of $52.36. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $43.00 and its 200 day moving average is $43.08. The stock has a market cap of $5.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.99 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in OZK. PSI Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 20,933.3% in the 2nd quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 628 shares during the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in Bank OZK in the first quarter worth about $29,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in Bank OZK by 423.0% in the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 978 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in Bank OZK by 73.8% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American National Bank & Trust bought a new stake in Bank OZK in the third quarter worth about $44,000. Institutional investors own 86.18% of the company’s stock.

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 given a dividend of $0.41 per share. This is a positive change from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 11th. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.38%. Bank OZK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.97%.

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.