It has been a soft year for Bank OZK (NASDSQ: OZK ), whose shares have underperformed regional bank peers by a fairly wide margin. I last covered this real estate lender back in May, rating it a 'Strong Buy'. The investment case wasI like to take a long term, buy-and-hold approach to investing, with a bias toward stocks that can sustainably post high quality earnings. Mostly found in the dividend and income section. Blog about various US/Canadian stocks at 'The Compound Investor', and predominantly UK names ...

One and a half years ago, I recommended buying the preferred stock of Bank OZK (NASDAQ: OZKAP ), with a strong buy rating. The stock had been beaten to the extreme by the market due to the collapseI am a chemical engineer with a MS in Food Technology and Economics, and a MENSA member. I am the author of the book "Investing in Stocks and Bonds: The Early Retirement Project" (2024):I am also the author of the book "Mental Math: How to perform math calculations in your mind".I am also the author of 2 other mat ...

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Bank OZK (NASDAQ: OZK ) is a well-managed bank with a large commercial real estate (CRE) portfolio that has been unfairly associated with a more troubled group of banks. Despite holding a very concentrated loan portfolio, the bank has historicallyI manage a handful of portfolios, all of which have outperformed the S&P 500 index since inception in 2020. I like to evaluate businesses as a business - not a stock ticker - and invest when I judge the market to have significantly mispriced them. I have a degree i ...

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Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 18, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Jay Staley - Director of IR and Corporate Development George Gleason - Chairman and CEO Brannon Hamblen - President Tim Hicks - CFO Cindy Wolfe - COO Jake Munn - President, Corporate & Institutional Banking Conference Call Participants Stephen Scouten - Piper Sandler Manan Gosalia - Morgan Stanley Matt Olney - Stephens Catherine Mealor - KBW Michael Rose - Raymond James Brian Martin - Janney Montgomery S ...

Bank OZK's (OZK) third-quarter 2024 earnings per share of $1.55 surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53. The bottom line reflects a rise of 4% from the prior-year quarter's actual. Stay up-to-date with all quarterly releases: See Zacks Earnings Calendar. Results benefited from a rise in non-interest income and net interest income (NII), driven by higher rates and improvement in loans and deposit balances. However, increases in expenses and provision for credit losses and rising funding costs were th ...

Shares of Bank OZK (NASDAQ: OZK ) have been a moderate performer over the past year, gaining 26%. While its deposit growth and credit quality so far have been strong, its commercial real estate-centric loan portfolio has been a source of Over fifteen years of experience making contrarian bets based on my macro view and stock-specific turnaround stories to garner outsized returns with a favorable risk/reward profile. If you want me to cover a specific stock or have a question for an article, just let me know ...

For the quarter ended September 2024, Bank OZK (OZK) reported revenue of $423 million, up 7.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.55, compared to $1.49 in the year-ago quarter. The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $419.08 million, representing a surprise of +0.94%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.31%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.53. While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street ...

Bank OZK (OZK) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.55 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.49 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for nonrecurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 1.31%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank would post earnings of $1.51 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.52, delivering a surprise of 0.66%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpasse ...