Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook for Bank OZK Q1 Earnings

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Bank OZK in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.52 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.50. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.61 EPS.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 16th. The company reported $1.56 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $412.34 million for 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 company’s revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.50 EPS.

OZK has been the subject of a number of other research reports. UBS Group initiated coverage on Bank OZK in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $51.00 price target for the company. Stephens increased their price target on Bank OZK from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Bank OZK from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $40.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Bank OZK has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.00.

Bank OZK Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of OZK stock opened at $48.01 on Friday. Bank OZK has a 52-week low of $37.43 and a 52-week high of $53.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.45 billion, a PE ratio of 7.82 and a beta of 1.20. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.67.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 14th were given a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 14th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.50%. This is a positive change from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. Bank OZK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.36%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in OZK. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Bank OZK in the fourth quarter worth about $53,114,000. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its position in Bank OZK by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 7,102,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,281,000 after acquiring an additional 1,149,880 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Bank OZK by 32.7% in 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 in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in Bank OZK by 124.6% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in Bank OZK by 30.4% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,945,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,162,000 after acquiring an additional 686,775 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.