Zacks Research Forecasts Bank OZK’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:OZK)

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bank OZK in a report released on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $1.59 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.56. 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 $1.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.25 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.03 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on OZK. Wells Fargo & Company increased 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. Raymond James Financial raised 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. Stephens reduced their price objective on shares of 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. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on shares of 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. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Bank OZK presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $52.88.

Bank OZK Stock Performance

Bank OZK stock opened at $49.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Bank OZK has a 1-year low of $35.71 and a 1-year high of $53.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.01 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s 50-day moving average is $48.95 and its 200 day moving average is $46.43.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The company reported $1.58 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $428.04 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $423.41 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.52 EPS.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 11th were paid a dividend of $0.44 per share. This is a boost from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 11th. Bank OZK’s payout ratio is 28.57%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bank OZK

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 21,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $961,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 12.8% during the first quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 46,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,085,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Bank OZK by 20.8% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. 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.