Zacks Research Estimates Bank OZK’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:OZK)

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Bank OZK in a report issued on Thursday, October 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.60 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.64. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.57 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.70 EPS.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The company reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.66 by ($0.07). Bank OZK had a net margin of 25.81% and a return on equity of 13.00%. The business had revenue of $449.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $447.93 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.55 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also commented on OZK. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Bank OZK from $55.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Bank OZK in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $67.00 price objective on the stock. Raymond James Financial upgraded 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 upgraded shares of Bank OZK from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $58.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Bank OZK from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $58.88.

Bank OZK Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ OZK opened at $46.20 on Monday. Bank OZK has a one year low of $35.71 and a one year high of $53.66. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $47.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.25 billion, a PE ratio of 7.45 and a beta of 0.88.

Institutional Trading of Bank OZK

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in OZK. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Bank OZK by 17.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 850 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Bank OZK by 16.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 72,865 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,166,000 after buying an additional 10,229 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its position in shares of Bank OZK by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 12,359 shares of the company’s stock worth $536,000 after buying an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Bank OZK by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 23,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,029,000 after buying an additional 1,086 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Bank OZK by 39.8% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 82,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,585,000 after buying an additional 23,501 shares in the last quarter. 86.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 14th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This is a positive change from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.44. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 14th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Bank OZK’s payout ratio is presently 29.03%.

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.