Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of ZION FY2025 Earnings

Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association in a report released on Tuesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $4.70 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $4.72. The consensus estimate for Zions Bancorporation, National Association’s current full-year earnings is $4.85 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Zions Bancorporation, National Association’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 21st. The bank reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $781.63 million. Zions Bancorporation, National Association had a return on equity of 13.89% and a net margin of 14.09%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.13 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $54.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $53.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Stephens raised their price target on Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $55.13.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association Stock Performance

Zions Bancorporation, National Association stock opened at $59.13 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.47, a P/E/G ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 1.10. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $53.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.54. Zions Bancorporation, National Association has a 52-week low of $37.05 and a 52-week high of $63.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cetera Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association during the first quarter worth $878,000. Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new position in Zions Bancorporation, National Association during the third quarter worth about $510,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Zions Bancorporation, National Association by 222.9% during the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 42,852 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,858,000 after acquiring an additional 29,579 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its stake in Zions Bancorporation, National Association by 1.0% in the second quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 2,146,411 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $93,089,000 after acquiring an additional 22,123 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association by 17.5% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,248,836 shares of the bank’s stock worth $271,003,000 after acquiring an additional 929,251 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.84% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Paul E. Burdiss sold 9,506 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.06, for a total value of $580,436.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 86,232 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,265,325.92. This represents a 9.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Jennifer Anne Smith sold 4,385 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.46, for a total value of $234,422.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 24,714 shares in the company, valued at $1,321,210.44. The trade was a 15.07 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 18,881 shares of company stock valued at $1,108,184 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.22% of the company’s stock.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This is a boost from Zions Bancorporation, National Association’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.91%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association’s payout ratio is currently 39.18%.

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.