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. 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 13th. View Zions Bancorp's Dividend History.

Zions Bancorp declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, June 29th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $465,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 5.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 22nd. The bank reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.72 earnings per share. View Zions Bancorp's Earnings History.

Zions Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 28th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Zions Bancorp.

21 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Zions Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $49.00 to $67.00. On average, they expect Zions Bancorp's stock price to reach $58.5714 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 43.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Zions Bancorp.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Zions Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Zions Bancorp.

News headlines about ZION stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded 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 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the bank a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

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

Zions Bancorp's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc (11.43%), BlackRock Inc. (6.67%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.59%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.62%), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (2.17%) and TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC (1.95%). 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 American Century Companies Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Credit Suisse AG, Seizert Capital Partners LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp and Morgan Stanley. 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 Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Panagora Asset Management Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., EJF Capital LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company. 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 $40.76.

Zions Bancorp has a market capitalization of $7.98 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]