Welcome and thanks for reading!
In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.
On Friday, January 2, 2026, the Board of Directors of Bank OZK (NASDAQ: OZK) announced a quarterly dividend increase from $0.45 to $0.46 per share. The dividend is payable on January 20, 2026, to shareholders of record as of January 13, 2026. This represents a 2.22% increase over the prior quarterly dividend.
On a year-over-year basis, this increase represents a 9.52% raise compared to the dividend paid during the same quarter last year. Bank OZK has an exceptional dividend track record, having raised its dividend every quarter for 62 consecutive quarters, underscoring management’s long-term commitment to returning capital to shareholders.