Zacks Research Has Positive View of Bank OZK FY2026 Earnings

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2026 EPS estimates for Bank OZK in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $6.64 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.61. 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 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The company reported $1.56 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 analyst estimates of $407.19 million. Bank OZK had a return on equity of 13.90% and a net margin of 25.83%. The firm’s revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.50 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on OZK. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Bank OZK from $58.00 to $54.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Bank OZK in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $51.00 target price for the company. Stephens raised their price target on shares of Bank OZK from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised Bank OZK from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $40.00 to $48.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.38.

Bank OZK Trading Down 2.0 %

NASDAQ OZK opened at $38.12 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Bank OZK has a 52 week low of $35.80 and a 52 week high of $53.64. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $47.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.08. The company has a market cap of $4.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.21 and a beta of 1.05.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bank OZK

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in OZK. Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 30.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 254,874 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,958,000 after purchasing an additional 59,907 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Bank OZK by 6.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,022,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,989,000 after buying an additional 126,352 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 68.6% in the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 34,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,499,000 after buying an additional 14,189 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Bank OZK by 14.6% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $212,000 after buying an additional 606 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 342,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,248,000 after acquiring an additional 5,538 shares during the period. 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 will be paid on Monday, April 21st. Investors of record on Monday, April 14th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.51%. This is an increase from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 14th. Bank OZK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.01%.

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.