Zacks Research Predicts Bank OZK's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:OZK)

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Bank OZK in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $1.71 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.67. 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 $1.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.67 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Stephens upgraded shares of Bank OZK from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $58.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Bank OZK from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Bank OZK from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $58.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Bank OZK currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $54.25.

Bank OZK Price Performance

Shares of OZK stock traded up $2.2290 during trading on Monday, hitting $52.1390. The company had a trading volume of 167,671 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,175,360. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock's 50-day moving average is $49.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.46 and a beta of 0.86. Bank OZK has a 52 week low of $35.71 and a 52 week high of $53.64.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The company reported $1.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.07. Bank OZK had a net margin of 25.83% and a return on equity of 13.24%. The firm had revenue of $428.04 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $423.41 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.52 earnings per share.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 11th were given a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 11th. This is an increase from Bank OZK's previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. Bank OZK's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.57%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Bank OZK by 58.2% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 590 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional bought a new position in Bank OZK during the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Bank OZK during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new position in Bank OZK during the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC grew its position in Bank OZK by 4,828.6% during the first quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 1,035 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 1,014 shares during the last quarter. 86.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.