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NASDAQ:OZK

Bank OZK - OZK Competitors

$35.70
-0.08 (-0.22%)
(As of 03/23/2023 10:34 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$35.54
$36.56
50-Day Range
$35.64
$48.69
52-Week Range
$31.89
$49.52
Volume
483,451 shs
Average Volume
1.38 million shs
Market Capitalization
$4.48 billion
P/E Ratio
7.86
Dividend Yield
3.81%
Price Target
$47.44

OZK vs. FFIN, WTFC, HOMB, SBNY, GBCI, UBSI, BPOP, SSB, WAL, and PB

Should you be buying Bank OZK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank OZK include First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (HOMB), Signature Bank (SBNY), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), United Bankshares (UBSI), Popular (BPOP), SouthState (SSB), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), and Prosperity Bancshares (PB). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.

Bank OZK vs.

First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ:FFIN) and Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Bank OZK has higher revenue and earnings than First Financial Bankshares. Bank OZK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Financial Bankshares$564.52 million7.97$234.48 million$1.6319.34
Bank OZK$1.38 billion3.24$564.14 million$4.547.86

First Financial Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Bank OZK pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. First Financial Bankshares pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank OZK pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Financial Bankshares has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Bank OZK has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years. Bank OZK is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Bank OZK had 5 more articles in the media than First Financial Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bank OZK and 3 mentions for First Financial Bankshares. First Financial Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Bank OZK's score of 0.59 indicating that First Financial Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Financial Bankshares
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Bank OZK
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

First Financial Bankshares received 142 more outperform votes than Bank OZK when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.47% of users gave Bank OZK an outperform vote while only 50.98% of users gave First Financial Bankshares an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
First Financial BanksharesOutperform Votes
312
50.98%
Underperform Votes
300
49.02%
Bank OZKOutperform Votes
170
52.47%
Underperform Votes
154
47.53%

First Financial Bankshares has a net margin of 41.53% compared to Bank OZK's net margin of 40.86%. First Financial Bankshares' return on equity of 17.98% beat Bank OZK's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Financial Bankshares 41.53% 17.98% 1.78%
Bank OZK 40.86% 13.13% 2.12%

53.9% of First Financial Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.2% of Bank OZK shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of First Financial Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Bank OZK shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

First Financial Bankshares currently has a consensus price target of $40.83, suggesting a potential upside of 29.55%. Bank OZK has a consensus price target of $46.33, suggesting a potential upside of 29.79%. Given Bank OZK's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank OZK is more favorable than First Financial Bankshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Financial Bankshares
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Bank OZK
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

First Financial Bankshares has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank OZK has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bank OZK beats First Financial Bankshares on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding OZK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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OZK vs. The Competition

MetricBank OZKState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.48B$2.26B$5.85B$5.89B
Dividend Yield3.81%4.11%8.37%4.45%
P/E Ratio7.867.74138.2611.72
Price / Sales3.242.346,003.2857.50
Price / Cash6.997.5031.71101.17
Price / Book1.031.053.475.00
Net Income$564.14M$378.23M$646.65M$190.59M
7 Day Performance-5.61%-4.05%28.68%-0.56%
1 Month Performance-22.59%-15.45%24.17%-6.17%
1 Year Performance-17.03%-17.65%37.70%-17.75%

Bank OZK Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FFIN
First Financial Bankshares
2.264 of 5 stars
$31.25
-5.2%
$42.17
+34.9%
-31.7%$4.46B$519.83M19.171,500Analyst Report
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
3.2554 of 5 stars
$72.68
-5.6%
$106.70
+46.8%
-24.4%$4.43B$2.21B9.095,275Analyst Report
HOMB
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)
2.9634 of 5 stars
$21.33
-4.5%
$28.00
+31.3%
-7.5%$4.55B$918.89M14.611,992Positive News
SBNY
Signature Bank
3.1617 of 5 stars
$70.00
flat
$186.29
+166.1%
N/A$4.41B$3.71B3.372,243
GBCI
Glacier Bancorp
2.9382 of 5 stars
$42.66
-3.1%
$52.00
+21.9%
-20.0%$4.73B$950.37M15.573,552
UBSI
United Bankshares
2.4099 of 5 stars
$35.63
-4.6%
$41.33
+16.0%
+0.4%$4.80B$1.16B12.682,765
BPOP
Popular
3.0162 of 5 stars
$52.08
-4.1%
$72.20
+38.6%
-38.9%$3.74B$3.36B3.548,900
SSB
SouthState
2.8411 of 5 stars
$71.05
-6.1%
$92.00
+29.5%
-16.5%$5.39B$1.61B10.784,921Analyst Report
WAL
Western Alliance Bancorporation
3.4688 of 5 stars
$31.91
-5.0%
$84.89
+166.0%
-63.8%$3.50B$2.30B3.293,365Analyst Report
High Trading Volume
PB
Prosperity Bancshares
3.0896 of 5 stars
$61.08
-4.1%
$76.00
+24.4%
-14.8%$5.58B$1.24B10.663,633Analyst Report
This page (NASDAQ:OZK) was last updated on 3/23/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff