NASDAQ:ZION - Zions Bancorp Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Zions Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 14th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Wednesday, November 21st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 13th. View Zions Bancorp's Dividend History.

Zions Bancorp declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, June 29th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $465,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 5.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 22nd. The bank reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.02. Zions Bancorp had a net margin of 26.57% and a return on equity of 11.84%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.80 EPS. View Zions Bancorp's Earnings History.

20 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Zions Bancorp's shares. Their predictions range from $49.00 to $67.00. On average, they expect Zions Bancorp's share price to reach $58.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 25.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Zions Bancorp.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Zions Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Zions Bancorp.

Media headlines about ZION stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Zions Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the bank a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

Zions Bancorp saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 19,744,287 shares, a drop of 10.1% from the December 14th total of 21,958,425 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,003,366 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.6 days. Approximately 10.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Zions Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Zions Bancorp include SunTrust Banks (STI), Standard Chartered (SCBFF), DANSKE BK A/S/S (DNKEY), KeyCorp (KEY), Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Comerica (CMA), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY), BOK Financial (BOKF), Webster Financial (WBS), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), CIT Group (CIT) and First Horizon National (FHN).

Zions Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.12%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.09%), Trust Department MB Financial Bank N A (0.06%), Sitrin Capital Management LLC (0.05%), Paragon Capital Management LLC (0.04%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). Company insiders that own Zions Bancorp stock include A Scott Anderson, Alexander Hume, Bruce K Alexander, David E Blackford, Dianne R James, Edward F Murphy, Edward Schreiber, James R Abbott, Joseph L Reilly, Keith D Maio, Leeanne B Linderman, Mark Richard Young, Michael Morris, Rebecca K Robinson, 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 Paragon Capital Management LLC, Trust Department MB Financial Bank N A, Boston Advisors LLC, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, OLD Second National Bank of Aurora, NuWave Investment Management LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and DNB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have sold Zions Bancorp company stock in the last year include A Scott Anderson, Alexander Hume, Bruce K Alexander, David E Blackford, Dianne R James, Keith D Maio, Leeanne B Linderman, Mark Richard Young, Michael Morris, Rebecca K Robinson, Scott J Mclean, Steven Dan Stephens and Thomas E Laursen. View Insider Buying and Selling for Zions Bancorp.

ZION stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including James Investment Research Inc., First Hawaiian Bank, Virtu Financial LLC, Sippican Capital Advisors, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Radnor Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Zions Bancorp stock in the last two years include Edward F Murphy and Roger B Porter. 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 $46.53.

Zions Bancorp has a market capitalization of $8.94 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.

The official website for Zions Bancorp is http://www.zionsbancorporation.com.

Zions Bancorp's mailing address is ONE SOUTH MAIN STREET 11TH FLOOR, SALT LAKE CITY UT, 84133. The bank can be reached via phone at 801-844-7637 or via email at [email protected]