TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Bank OZK vs Guardian Bank

Bank

Bank OZK

Little Rock, Arkansas · $10 billion – $100 billion

76of 100
Strong

Bank

Guardian Bank

Valdosta, Georgia · $100 million – $1 billion

65of 100
Moderate

Metric by metric

MeasureBank OZKGuardian Bank
TellerScore76 (stronger)65
Capital cushion90 (stronger)65
Loan quality69 (stronger)50
Earnings84 (stronger)82
Funding & liquidity4660 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage83 (stronger)80
Peer percentile91st29th
Total assets$41.7B$597.9M
Deposits / shares$34.0B$524.3M
Capital ratio13.96% (stronger)11.55%
Problem loans0.92% (stronger)1.49%
Net charge-offs0.62%0.03% (stronger)
Return on assets1.60% (stronger)1.54%
Loans ÷ deposits94.4%68.5% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits32.5% (stronger)43.2%
Offices2554
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)153—
Complaints per $1B deposits4.5—
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)37.8%1.3%

Bank OZK has the higher TellerScore (76 vs 65). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Bank OZK leads on 5 and Guardian Bank on 2. They differ a lot in size, so ratios such as capital and liquidity are naturally different — the peer percentile shows how each compares with institutions its own size. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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