Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for ZION Earnings

Key Points

• Zions Bancorporation's Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates were lowered from $1.40 to $1.39 by Zacks Research, with a consensus full-year estimate of $5.39 per share.
• Analysts have mixed ratings on ZION: four rated it as a "Buy," fourteen as "Hold," and one as "Sell," while the average price target stands at $60.78.
• Zions Bancorporation recently increased its quarterly dividend from $0.43 to $0.45 per share, representing a yield of 3.4%.

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (NASDAQ:ZION - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. in a research report issued on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the bank will earn $1.39 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Zions Bancorporation, N.A.'s current full-year earnings is $5.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Zions Bancorporation, N.A.'s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.61 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.59 EPS.

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (NASDAQ:ZION - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The bank reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.27. Zions Bancorporation, N.A. had a return on equity of 13.76% and a net margin of 16.98%.The firm had revenue of $838.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $810.24 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.28 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on ZION. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Zions Bancorporation, N.A. from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Zions Bancorporation, N.A. from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, July 13th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Zions Bancorporation, N.A. from $57.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Zions Bancorporation, N.A. from $57.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Zions Bancorporation, N.A. from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Zions Bancorporation, N.A. currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $60.78.

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Stock Performance

Shares of ZION traded down $0.26 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $55.60. The company had a trading volume of 597,091 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,595,339. Zions Bancorporation, N.A. has a 52-week low of $39.32 and a 52-week high of $63.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.19, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.93. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $53.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.22.

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This is an increase from Zions Bancorporation, N.A.'s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Zions Bancorporation, N.A.'s payout ratio is currently 32.91%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zions Bancorporation, N.A.

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. by 3.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,308,327 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,002,875,000 after acquiring an additional 582,392 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. by 3.4% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,040,473 shares of the bank's stock valued at $351,027,000 after purchasing an additional 233,252 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its holdings in shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. by 4.5% in the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 3,960,132 shares of the bank's stock valued at $205,689,000 after purchasing an additional 169,085 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. by 326.4% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,866,759 shares of the bank's stock valued at $139,927,000 after purchasing an additional 2,194,514 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. by 9.3% in the second quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 2,834,949 shares of the bank's stock valued at $147,247,000 after purchasing an additional 240,329 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.84% of the company's stock.

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Company Profile

Zions Bancorporation, National Association provides various banking products and related services primarily in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. It operates through Zions Bank, California Bank & Trust, Amegy Bank, National Bank of Arizona, Nevada State Bank, Vectra Bank Colorado, and The Commerce Bank of Washington segments.