Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for ZION Earnings

Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association in a report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the bank will earn $1.13 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Zions Bancorporation, National Association’s current full-year earnings is $5.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Zions Bancorporation, National Association’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.50 EPS.

ZION has been the subject of several other research reports. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $66.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $54.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $56.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $59.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Zions Bancorporation, National Association presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.71.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association Stock Performance

ZION opened at $55.47 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Zions Bancorporation, National Association has a 12-month low of $38.01 and a 12-month high of $63.22. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $56.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $52.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.19 billion, a PE ratio of 11.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.11.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The bank reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.08. Zions Bancorporation, National Association had a return on equity of 13.65% and a net margin of 15.70%. The company had revenue of $820.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $787.70 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.78 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZION. CWM LLC raised its stake in Zions Bancorporation, National Association by 61.7% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 32,503 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,535,000 after buying an additional 12,399 shares in the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association during the 3rd quarter worth about $238,000. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its stake in Zions Bancorporation, National Association by 7.5% during the third quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 8,727 shares of the bank’s stock worth $412,000 after purchasing an additional 610 shares during the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Zions Bancorporation, National Association in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Zions Bancorporation, National Association by 106.0% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 8,962 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $389,000 after purchasing an additional 4,612 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.84% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Paul E. Burdiss sold 9,506 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.06, for a total transaction of $580,436.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 86,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,265,325.92. The trade was a 9.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 9,693 shares of company stock worth $591,377 in the last quarter. 2.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.10%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.75%.

About Zions Bancorporation, National Association

Zions Bancorporation, National Association provides various banking products and related services primarily in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. It operates through Zions Bank, California Bank & Trust, Amegy Bank, National Bank of Arizona, Nevada State Bank, Vectra Bank Colorado, and The Commerce Bank of Washington segments.