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

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bank OZK in a research report issued on Thursday, November 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.53 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.60. 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 $1.58 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.20 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.49 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. TD Cowen began coverage on shares of Bank OZK in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $67.00 price target for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on shares of Bank OZK from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Bank OZK from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Bank OZK in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Stephens upgraded Bank OZK from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $58.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Bank OZK has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $58.75.

Bank OZK Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of OZK stock opened at $44.38 on Friday. Bank OZK has a 1-year low of $35.71 and a 1-year high of $53.66. The company has a market cap of $5.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.16 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.26.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bank OZK

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. D.A. Davidson & CO. acquired a new position in Bank OZK during the first quarter worth $232,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Bank OZK by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,127,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,993,000 after acquiring an additional 23,492 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Bank OZK in the first quarter valued at about $307,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Bank OZK by 6.1% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 143,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,231,000 after purchasing an additional 8,261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Bank OZK by 12.9% during the first quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 47,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,080,000 after purchasing an additional 5,478 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.18% of the company’s stock.

Bank OZK Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 14th were issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 14th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. This is an increase from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.44. Bank OZK’s payout ratio is presently 29.03%.

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.