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 1.73%. 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 announced that its board has approved 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 reacquire up to 5.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign 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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 period 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 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Zions Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $43.00 to $67.00. On average, they anticipate Zions Bancorp's stock price to reach $58.35 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Zions Bancorp.

Zions Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in 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 daily volume of 1,807,448 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 14.6 days. Approximately 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 Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), BB&T (BBT), SunTrust Banks (STI), Standard Chartered (SCBFF), DANSKE Bk A/S/S (DNKEY), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), BANCO DO BRASIL/S (BDORY), Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Comerica (CMA), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), Synovus Financial (SNV) and CIT Group (CIT).

News headlines about ZION stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Zions Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the bank an impact score of 48.19 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 many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 acquired 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 $55.52.

Zions Bancorp has a market capitalization of $11.07 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]