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. 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 13th. View Zions Bancorp's Dividend History.

Zions Bancorp declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program 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 repurchase up to 5.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 22nd. The bank reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.02. The bank earned $716 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $712.48 million. Zions Bancorp had a net margin of 26.57% and a return on equity of 11.84%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.80 earnings per share. View Zions Bancorp's Earnings History.

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

20 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Zions Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $49.00 to $67.00. On average, they anticipate Zions Bancorp's stock price to reach $57.90 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.3% 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.

Press coverage about ZION stock has trended positive on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative 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 positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Zions Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of 2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the bank a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Zions Bancorp saw a decline in short interest in 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 daily trading volume, of 3,003,366 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.6 days. Currently, 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 investors include Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.12%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.09%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.09%), Trust Department MB Financial Bank N A (0.06%), Sitrin Capital Management LLC (0.05%) and Paragon Capital Management LLC (0.04%). 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, Strs Ohio and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. 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 Assenagon Asset Management S.A., James Investment Research Inc., First Hawaiian Bank, Virtu Financial LLC, Sippican Capital Advisors, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, IFM Investors Pty Ltd 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 $48.11.

Zions Bancorp has a market capitalization of $9.25 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]