What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Bank OZK Q3 Earnings?

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bank OZK in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.49 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.51. The consensus estimate for Bank OZK’s current full-year earnings is $5.97 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Bank OZK’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.04 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on OZK. Stephens increased their target price on Bank OZK from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group began coverage on Bank OZK in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $51.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Bank OZK from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $40.00 to $48.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Bank OZK from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Bank OZK from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.00.

Bank OZK Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:OZK opened at $53.02 on Friday. Bank OZK has a 1 year low of $37.43 and a 1 year high of $53.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.64 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $46.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.92.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The company reported $1.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.12. Bank OZK had a return on equity of 13.90% and a net margin of 25.83%. The firm had revenue of $412.34 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $407.19 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.50 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 14th were paid a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.17%. This is a positive change from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 14th. Bank OZK’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.36%.

Institutional Trading of Bank OZK

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 7.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,106,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $305,526,000 after buying an additional 485,172 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in Bank OZK by 32.7% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,223,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,566,000 after purchasing an additional 1,041,198 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Bank OZK by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,130,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,909,000 after purchasing an additional 188,575 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Bank OZK by 6.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,022,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,989,000 after purchasing an additional 126,352 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in Bank OZK by 124.6% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,698,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,034,000 after purchasing an additional 942,309 shares in the last quarter. 86.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.