Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for ZION Q2 Earnings

Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Zions Bancorporation, National Association in a research report issued on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $1.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.14. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.66 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.03 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $47.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Compass Point upped their price objective on shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $54.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective 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. Finally, Wedbush increased their price target on shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $57.06.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association Stock Up 1.5 %

ZION stock opened at $54.89 on Monday. Zions Bancorporation, National Association has a 52-week low of $37.76 and a 52-week high of $63.22. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $56.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.50, a P/E/G ratio of 5.10 and a beta of 1.10.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zions Bancorporation, National Association

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ZION. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association by 68.9% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,289 shares of the bank’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 526 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association by 33,980.0% during the 2nd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,704 shares of the bank’s stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 1,699 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association by 371.4% during the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 152,150 shares of the bank’s stock worth $6,599,000 after acquiring an additional 119,871 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 41,477 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,799,000 after acquiring an additional 762 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Zions Bancorporation, National Association during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,911,000. 76.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Zions Bancorporation, National Association news, EVP Paul E. Burdiss sold 9,506 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were 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 directly owns 86,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,265,325.92. This represents a 9.93 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Eric Ellingsen sold 1,238 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.84, for a total transaction of $75,319.92. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 35,878 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,182,817.52. This trade represents a 3.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 18,881 shares of company stock valued at $1,108,184. Company insiders own 2.22% of the company’s stock.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This is an increase from Zions Bancorporation, National Association’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.13%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Zions Bancorporation, National Association’s dividend 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.