Research Reports Initiation on Banking Stocks -- Bank of the Ozarks, Hancock, EverBank Financial, and BancorpSouth

NEW YORK, April 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Today's research on Stock-Callers.com is directed to the Regional Southeast Banks industry, which, despite focusing on a narrow region of the US, is chock full of dividend stocks. Four companies have been lined up for evaluation this morning, and they are Bank of the Ozarks Inc. (NASDAQ: OZRK), Hancock Holding Co. (NASDAQ: HBHC), EverBank Financial Corp. (NYSE: EVER), and BancorpSouth Inc. (NYSE: BXS). Learn more about these stocks by downloading their free report at:

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Bank of the Ozarks  

On Monday, shares in Little Rock, Arkansas headquartered Bank of the Ozarks Inc. recorded a trading volume of 1.29 million shares, which was above their three months average volume of 1.21 million shares. The stock ended the session 1.64% higher at $47.58. The Company's shares are trading 5.45% above their 200-day moving average. Moreover, shares of Bank of the Ozarks, which operates as a bank holding company for Bank of the Ozarks that provides various retail and commercial banking products and services, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 31.47.

On April 11^th, 2017, Bank of the Ozarks announced that net income for Q1 2017 was a record $89.2 million; diluted earnings per common share were a record $0.73; and annualized returns on average assets, average common stockholders' equity, and average tangible common stockholders' equity were 1.93%, 12.80%, and 17.17%, respectively. The free research report on OZRK is available at:

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Hancock  

Gulfport, Mississippi headquartered Hancock Holding Co.'s stock closed the day 3.02% higher at $44.30 with a total trading volume of 482,780 shares. The Company's shares have advanced 0.60% in the previous three months and 3.29% since the start of this year. The stock is trading 17.28% above its 200-day moving average. Additionally, shares of Hancock, which operates as the bank holding company for Whitney Bank that provides a range of community banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers, have an RSI of 46.05.

On March 28^th, 2017, Hancock announced that it will report Q1 2017 financial results on Tuesday, April 18^th, 2017, after the market closes. Management will host a conference call for analysts and investors at 9:00 a.m. CT on Wednesday, April 19^th, 2017, to review the results. A live, listen-only webcast of the call will be available under the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. The complimentary report on HBHC can be downloaded at:

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EverBank Financial  

Shares in Jacksonville, Florida headquartered EverBank Financial Corp. recorded a trading volume of 532,729 shares, which was above their three months average volume of 523,840 shares. The stock ended yesterday's trading session 0.05% higher at $19.46. The Company's shares have advanced 0.05% in the past month, 0.57% in the previous three months, and 0.36% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 0.07% and 3.17%, respectively. Furthermore, shares of EverBank Financial, which provides a range of financial products and services to individuals, and small and mid-size businesses in the US, have an RSI of 50.79. Visit us today and download our complete research report on EVER for free at:

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BancorpSouth  

Tupelo, Mississippi headquartered BancorpSouth Inc.'s stock finished Monday's session 2.25% higher at $29.60. A total volume of 610,973 shares was traded, which was above their three months average volume of 545,390 shares. The Company's shares are trading above their 200-day moving average by 9.90%. Additionally, shares of BancorpSouth, which operates as a financial holding company for BancorpSouth Bank that provides commercial banking and financial services to individuals and small-to-medium size businesses, have an RSI of 45.26.

On March 30^th, 2017, BancorpSouth announced that it will release Q1 2017 earnings on Wednesday, April 19^th, 2017, after the close of the financial markets. The Company will also hold its regularly scheduled webcast on Thursday, April 20^th, 2017, beginning at 10:00 a.m. CT. The webcast is a live coverage of management's conference call with analysts, and can be found on the Company's website. Get free access to your technical report on BXS at:

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