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 given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Thursday, May 24th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 16th. This is a positive change from Zions Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. View Zions Bancorp's Dividend History.

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

Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) released its quarterly earnings data 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 had revenue of $680 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $666.12 million. Zions Bancorp had a net margin of 24.49% and a return on equity of 10.41%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.61 earnings per share. View Zions Bancorp's Earnings History.

Zions Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Zions Bancorp.

20 brokers have issued 12-month target prices 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 $58.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Zions Bancorp.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Zions Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings, 12 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Zions Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 29th, there was short interest totalling 26,434,396 shares, an increase of 1.7% from the June 15th total of 26,904,797 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,948,664 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 13.6 days. Currently, 13.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Zions Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

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

Press coverage about ZION stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded 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 -0.05 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the bank an impact score of 43.98 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

Zions Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.53%), KAMES CAPITAL plc (0.49%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.31%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.22%), Capital One National Association (0.07%) and Trust Department MB Financial Bank N A (0.06%). 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 Cambiar Investors LLC, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd., Hartford Investment Management Co., Bank of Montreal Can, Thompson Investment Management Inc., Sippican Capital Advisors and Capital One National Association. 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 Boston Advisors LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., Fox Run Management L.L.C., Harbour Capital Advisors LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd and Trust Department MB Financial Bank N A. 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 $53.01.

Zions Bancorp has a market capitalization of $10.49 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]