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

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

Zions Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 14th will be paid 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 2.62%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 13th. View Zions Bancorp's Dividend History.

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

Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) released its earnings results on Monday, October, 22nd. The bank reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.08. The bank had revenue of $701 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $699.87 million. Zions Bancorp had a net margin of 26.57% and a return on equity of 11.84%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.72 EPS. View Zions Bancorp's Earnings History.

Zions Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Zions Bancorp.

Zions Bancorp will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, January 22nd at 5:30 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

20 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Zions Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $67.00. On average, they expect Zions Bancorp's share price to reach $58.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.9% 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 trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Zions Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the bank a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Zions Bancorp saw a decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 19,744,287 shares, a decline of 10.1% from the December 14th total of 21,958,425 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,003,366 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.6 days. Approximately 10.4% 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 Standard Chartered (SCBFF), SunTrust Banks (STI), 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), First Horizon National (FHN), CIT Group (CIT) and PacWest Bancorp (PACW).

Zions Bancorp's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Boston Advisors LLC (0.09%), Trust Department MB Financial Bank N A (0.06%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), First Hawaiian Bank (0.02%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.01%) and Virtu Financial LLC (0.01%). 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 Trust Department MB Financial Bank N A, Boston Advisors LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, DNB Asset Management AS, Banced Corp and G&S Capital LLC. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 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 $45.75.

Zions Bancorp has a market capitalization of $8.52 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]