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After finishing at $43.75 in the prior trading day, Bank OZK (NASDAQ: OZK) closed at $38.90, down -11.09%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$11.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.71 million shares were traded. OZK stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.87.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of OZK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on January 21, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Equal Weight and sets its target price to $48 from $40 previously.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, OZK now has a Market Capitalization of 4419195904 and an Enterprise Value of 2924651264. As of this moment, Bank’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.974.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for OZK is 0.85, which has changed by -0.11951107 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OZK has reached a high of $53.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.26%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.33M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1594660 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 113.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 107.79M. Insiders hold about 4.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.20% stake in the company. Shares short for OZK as of 1741910400 were 16926247 with a Short Ratio of 12.70, compared to 1739491200 on 16813914. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16926247 and a Short% of Float of 16.009999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, OZK’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.58, compared to 1.62 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036114287The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.29. The current Payout Ratio is 25.72% for OZK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1744588800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-06-24 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
