Bank OZK - OZK Stock Forecast, Price & News

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bank OZK in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" OZK shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in OZK, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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7 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Bank OZK's shares. Their OZK share price forecasts range from $42.00 to $54.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $47.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.5% from the stock's current price.
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Bank OZK's stock was trading at $46.53 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, OZK stock has decreased by 8.9% and is now trading at $42.38.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 19th 2023.
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Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 20th. The company reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $323.78 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $305.09 million. Bank OZK had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.72% and a net margin of 43.58%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 18.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.00 earnings per share.

Bank OZK announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share on Friday, October 21st. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 13th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32.
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Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.10%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 25 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 30.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, OZK will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.72% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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132 employees have rated Bank OZK Chief Executive Officer George G. Gleason on Glassdoor.com. George G. Gleason has an approval rating of 92% among the company's employees. This puts George G. Gleason in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Bank OZK trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "OZK."

Bank OZK's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (10.12%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.63%), BlackRock Inc. (8.16%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.34%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (2.19%) and Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd (1.68%).

Shares of OZK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of OZK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.38.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) has a market capitalization of $5.32 billion and generates $1.19 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $579 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.37 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,542 workers across the globe.

Bank OZK's mailing address is 18000 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR, 72223. The official website for the company is www.ozk.com. The company can be reached via phone at (501) 978-2265, via email at info@bankozarks.com, or via fax at 501-978-2224.