Wedbush Weighs in on BOK Financial Co.'s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:BOKF)

BOK Financial Co. (NASDAQ:BOKF - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of BOK Financial in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 27th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $1.97 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for BOK Financial's current full-year earnings is $7.57 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for BOK Financial's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.05 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on BOKF. Stephens upped their price target on shares of BOK Financial from $96.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and issued a $94.00 price objective on shares of BOK Financial in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of BOK Financial from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 25th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of BOK Financial from $90.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 13th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of BOK Financial from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $90.00.

BOK Financial Price Performance

Shares of BOKF traded up $0.93 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $92.00. 169,766 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 171,644. BOK Financial has a 52 week low of $62.42 and a 52 week high of $92.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $84.94 and a 200-day moving average of $80.08. The stock has a market cap of $5.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.44 and a beta of 1.20.

BOK Financial (NASDAQ:BOKF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th. The bank reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.75 by ($0.49). The company had revenue of $843.21 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $485.87 million. BOK Financial had a return on equity of 11.46% and a net margin of 16.94%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.51 EPS.

BOK Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.39%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 13th. BOK Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.50%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Steven Bangert sold 3,000 shares of BOK Financial stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.59, for a total value of $244,770.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 50,985 shares in the company, valued at $4,159,866.15. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 56.94% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BOK Financial

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BOKF. George Kaiser Family Foundation boosted its holdings in shares of BOK Financial by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. George Kaiser Family Foundation now owns 3,361,707 shares of the bank's stock valued at $287,930,000 after buying an additional 38,898 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in BOK Financial by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,906,002 shares of the bank's stock valued at $163,252,000 after acquiring an additional 221,785 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. grew its holdings in BOK Financial by 3.9% in the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,396,557 shares of the bank's stock worth $117,883,000 after purchasing an additional 52,607 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of BOK Financial by 37.0% during the first quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,231,625 shares of the bank's stock worth $115,711,000 after purchasing an additional 332,904 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BOKF NA increased its position in BOK Financial by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. BOKF NA now owns 714,471 shares of the bank's stock valued at $57,715,000 after buying an additional 40,197 shares in the last quarter. 34.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About BOK Financial

BOK Financial Corporation operates as the financial holding company for BOKF, NA that provides various financial products and services in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Northwest Arkansas, Colorado, Arizona, and Kansas/Missouri. It operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking, and Wealth Management.