Zacks Research Decreases Earnings Estimates for Bank OZK

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Bank OZK in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $6.61 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $6.64. 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 2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.84 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Stephens decreased 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. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Bank OZK from $48.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Bank OZK from $58.00 to $54.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on shares of Bank OZK from $50.00 to $48.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.13.

Bank OZK Price Performance

Bank OZK stock opened at $44.61 on Monday. Bank OZK has a 52 week low of $35.71 and a 52 week high of $53.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $42.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.06 billion, a PE ratio of 7.27 and a beta of 0.85.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The company reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.05. Bank OZK had a net margin of 25.83% and a return on equity of 13.90%. The business had revenue of $409.23 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $403.05 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.51 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Bank OZK

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Bank OZK during the 1st quarter worth about $217,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,350,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,017,000 after purchasing an additional 220,214 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Bank OZK by 47.0% during the 1st quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 4,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 1,571 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Bank OZK by 13.4% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $287,000 after acquiring an additional 782 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Bank OZK in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,825,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.18% of the company’s stock.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 14th were issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 14th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.86%. This is a boost from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. Bank OZK’s payout ratio is presently 28.20%.

Bank OZK Company Profile

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.