Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 22, 2024 5:30 PM ET Company Participants Shannon Drage - Senior Director of IR Harris Simmons - Chairman and CEO Ryan Richards - CFO Scott McLean - President and COO Conference Call Participants Manan Gosalia - Morgan Stanley John Pancari - Evercore ISI Ben Gerlinger - Citi Steven Alexopoulos - JPMorgan Ken Usdin - Jefferies Bernard Von Gizycki - Deutsche Bank Brandon King - Truist Securities Chris McGratty - KBW Christopher Spahr - Wells Fargo Samuel Varga - UBS Jon Arfstrom - RBC Capital Markets Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Zions Bancorp Q2 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Zions (ZION) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Zions (ZION) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.21 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.10 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.11 per share a year ago.
Zions (ZION) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Zions (ZION) remains well-positioned for growth, given the solid loans and deposits, higher rates and stabilizing deposit costs. Yet, rising expenses and poor asset quality remain woes.
Zions' (ZION) ratings and outlook are affirmed by Moody's. It indicates solid asset quality and liquidity profile, while concerns remain in the form of CRE concentration and profitability pressures.
Zions (ZION) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.