What is Zacks Research's Forecast for ZION Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• Zions Bancorporation, N.A. has seen a positive revision in Q3 2025 earnings estimates, raised from $1.31 to $1.40 per share by Zacks Research.
• The bank's recent quarterly earnings reported a EPS of $1.58, significantly beating the analysts' expectations, alongside a strong revenue of $838 million.
• Zions Bancorporation increased its quarterly dividend from $0.43 to $0.45, leading to an annualized dividend yield of 3.4%.

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (NASDAQ:ZION - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Zions Bancorporation, N.A. in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.40 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.31. 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 $1.42 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.64 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on ZION. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. from $57.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. from an "underperform" rating to a "hold" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. from $65.00 to $58.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Stephens lowered their price objective on shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. from $54.00 to $52.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. from $55.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $60.78.

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of ZION stock traded down $1.10 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $52.67. 1,075,142 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,686,414. Zions Bancorporation, N.A. has a 12-month low of $39.32 and a 12-month high of $63.22. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company's 50-day moving average price is $52.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.93.

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (NASDAQ:ZION - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 21st. The bank reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.27. Zions Bancorporation, N.A. had a net margin of 16.98% and a return on equity of 13.76%. The firm had revenue of $838.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $810.24 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.28 EPS.

Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. This is a boost from Zions Bancorporation, N.A.'s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Zions Bancorporation, N.A.'s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.91%.

Institutional Trading of Zions Bancorporation, N.A.

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Zions Bancorporation, N.A. by 3.1% during the 2nd 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 period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Zions Bancorporation, N.A. by 3.4% during the 1st 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 boosted its stake in Zions Bancorporation, N.A. by 4.5% during the 2nd 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 boosted its stake in shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. by 326.4% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,866,759 shares of the bank's stock worth $139,927,000 after buying an additional 2,194,514 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 2,834,949 shares of the bank's stock worth $147,247,000 after buying an additional 240,329 shares during the last quarter. 76.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.