NASDAQ:ZION - Zions Bancorp Stock Price, Price Target & More

Zions Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ZION."

Zions Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share on Thursday, May 24th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 16th. This is a boost from Zions Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. View Zions Bancorp's Dividend History.

Zions Bancorp declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, June 29th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $465,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 5.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The bank reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.27. The bank earned $680 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $666.12 million. Zions Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.41% and a net margin of 24.49%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.61 earnings per share. View Zions Bancorp's Earnings History.

Zions Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Zions Bancorp.

20 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Zions Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $67.00. On average, they expect Zions Bancorp's share price to reach $58.35 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Zions Bancorp.

Zions Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 26,424,011 shares, an increase of 0.6% from the May 15th total of 26,273,539 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,807,448 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 14.6 days. Approximately 13.6% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Some companies that are related to Zions Bancorp include BB&T (BBT), SunTrust Banks (STI), DANSKE Bk A/S/S (DNKEY), Standard Chartered (SCBFF), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), BANCO DO BRASIL/S (BDORY), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Comerica (CMA), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), BOK Financial (BOKF), Synovus Financial (SNV) and CIT Group (CIT).

News coverage about ZION stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Zions Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the bank an impact score of 46.55 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

Zions Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.87%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.01%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.73%), Millennium Management LLC (2.45%), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (2.32%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.41%). Company insiders that own Zions Bancorp stock include Alexander Hume, Bruce K Alexander, David E Blackford, Dianne R James, Edward Schreiber, James R Abbott, Joseph L Reilly, Keith D Maio, Leeanne B Linderman, Mark Richard Young, Michael Morris, Roger B Porter, Scott J Mclean, Shelley Thomas Williams, Steven Dan Stephens and Thomas E Laursen. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Zions Bancorp.

ZION stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Seizert Capital Partners LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Key Square Capital Management LLC, Riverhead Capital Management LLC, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp and SG Americas Securities LLC. Company insiders that have sold Zions Bancorp company stock in the last year include Alexander Hume, Bruce K Alexander, David E Blackford, Dianne R James, Edward Schreiber, Joseph L Reilly, Keith D Maio, Michael Morris, Scott J Mclean, Steven Dan Stephens and Thomas E Laursen. View Insider Buying and Selling for Zions Bancorp.

ZION stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., EJF Capital LLC, LSV Asset Management, King Luther Capital Management Corp, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC and Schroder Investment Management Group. View Insider Buying and Selling for Zions Bancorp.

Shares of ZION can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ZION stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.28.

Zions Bancorp has a market capitalization of $10.90 billion and generates $2.74 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $592 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.86 on an earnings per share basis. Zions Bancorp employs 10,083 workers across the globe.

Zions Bancorp's mailing address is ONE SOUTH MAIN STREET 15TH FLOOR, SALT LAKE CITY UT, 84133. The bank can be reached via phone at 801-844-7637 or via email at [email protected]