ZION vs. EWBC, FITB, HBAN, WTFC, CFG, CMA, KEY, RF, TFC, and WAL
Should you be buying Zions Bancorporation, N.A. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), Comerica (CMA), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), Truist Financial (TFC), and Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Zions Bancorporation, N.A. vs. Its Competitors
East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (NASDAQ:ZION) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Zions Bancorporation, N.A. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
East West Bancorp has a net margin of 26.06% compared to Zions Bancorporation, N.A.'s net margin of 16.98%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.09% beat Zions Bancorporation, N.A.'s return on equity.
East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zions Bancorporation, N.A. has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
East West Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $114.15, suggesting a potential upside of 8.51%. Zions Bancorporation, N.A. has a consensus target price of $60.78, suggesting a potential upside of 8.80%. Given Zions Bancorporation, N.A.'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zions Bancorporation, N.A. is more favorable than East West Bancorp.
In the previous week, Zions Bancorporation, N.A. had 2 more articles in the media than East West Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Zions Bancorporation, N.A. and 20 mentions for East West Bancorp. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Zions Bancorporation, N.A.'s score of 0.82 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Zions Bancorporation, N.A. pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zions Bancorporation, N.A. pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Zions Bancorporation, N.A. has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Zions Bancorporation, N.A. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
East West Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zions Bancorporation, N.A.. Zions Bancorporation, N.A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than East West Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
East West Bancorp beats Zions Bancorporation, N.A. on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ZION) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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