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

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Bank OZK in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.38 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.39. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.96 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Bank OZK from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $40.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group initiated coverage on Bank OZK in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $51.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Stephens upped their target price on Bank OZK from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a 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 assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bank OZK has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.00.

Bank OZK Trading Down 0.9 %

NASDAQ:OZK opened at $47.60 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $47.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.75 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.03. Bank OZK has a 1 year low of $37.43 and a 1 year high of $53.64.

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

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 14th were given a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 14th. This is an increase from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.53%. Bank OZK’s dividend payout ratio is 27.36%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bank OZK

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Bank OZK in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Bank OZK in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 176.7% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 761 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 486 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 73.8% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 968 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares during the period. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 81.3% in the 4th quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 948 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 425 shares during the period. 86.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.