Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook for Bank OZK Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has updated its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Bank OZK to $1.56, an increase from the previous estimate of $1.50.
• The firm recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share, up from $0.43, with an annualized yield of 3.7%.
• Bank OZK's stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" from analysts, with an average target price of $52.88.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Bank OZK in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $1.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.19 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.58 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.56 EPS.

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

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on OZK. Raymond James Financial raised Bank OZK from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $58.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Stephens cut their target price on Bank OZK from $59.00 to $54.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on Bank OZK from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Bank OZK from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Bank OZK has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $52.88.

Bank OZK Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:OZK opened at $47.99 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.79 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Bank OZK has a 12-month low of $35.71 and a 12-month high of $53.64. The business's 50 day moving average is $48.48 and its 200 day moving average is $46.42.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 18th. Investors of record on Friday, July 11th were issued a dividend of $0.44 per share. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. This is an increase from Bank OZK's previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 11th. Bank OZK's dividend payout ratio is 28.57%.

Institutional Trading of Bank OZK

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of OZK. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 4.8% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 23,693 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,029,000 after buying an additional 1,086 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 55.4% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 129,980 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,639,000 after buying an additional 46,349 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 2.1% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,127,576 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,993,000 after buying an additional 23,492 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 5,021.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 243,668 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,587,000 after buying an additional 238,910 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 34,815 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,550,000 after buying an additional 455 shares during the period. 86.18% of the stock is currently owned by 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.

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