Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Zions (ZION) have what it takes?
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Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Zions (ZION) have what it takes?
Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Zions (ZION) have what it takes?
Shares of Utah-based Zions Bancorporation have been pretty volatile since my last piece in March, although they have now largely recovered their "Liberation Day" losses. At the business level, impacts so far have been limited to a slight narrowing of pre-provision earnings drivers. Credit quality was actually quite resilient last quarter. While there was limited tariff impact on these figures, credit risk is not something that worries me greatly here.
Zions Bancorporation's strong credit quality and conservative underwriting set it apart, with low charge-offs and robust reserve coverage supporting its loan book. Deposit base remains stable and net interest income is poised to grow, benefiting from higher rates and improving deposit costs, despite some mix shift risks. Capital position, impacted by unrealized losses on securities, is the main valuation headwind; improvement is expected but will be gradual, limiting P/E expansion.
Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Zions (ZION) have what it takes?
ZION's first-quarter 2025 earnings beat estimates on higher NII & non-interest income. Yet, higher provisions and adjusted expenses play spoilsport.
Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 21, 2025 5:30 PM ET Company Participants Shannon Drage - Senior Director of Investor Relations Harris Simmons - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ryan Richards - Chief Financial Officer Scott McLean - President and Chief Operating Officer Derek Steward - Chief Credit Officer Conference Call Participants Manan Gosalia - Morgan Stanley John Pancari - Evercore ISI Bernard von Gizycki - Deutsche Bank Peter Winter - D.A. Davidson & Co. Benjamin Gerlinger - Citigroup Inc. Ken Usdin - Autonomous Research Anthony Elian - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Christopher McGratty - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc. Jon Arfstrom - RBC Capital Markets Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Zions Bancorp Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Zions (ZION) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, 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 $1.24 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.20 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.03 per share a year ago.
Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Zions (ZION) have what it takes?