Zions Bancorporation (ZION)

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Pros
Company’s profitability is improving
Forward dividend yield higher than the industry and sector averages
Forward P/E ratio low relative to industry peers
Forward P/B ratio low relative to industry peers
Forward P/S ratio low relative to industry peers
Buy analyst rating
Average analyst stock price above current stock price
Cons
Revenue growth lower than the industry and sector averages
High short share of float
High short interest

Pros

  1. ZION profitability is improving. The YoY profit margin change was 4.47 percentage points. See ZION profitability chart.
  2. ZION forward dividend yield is 4.50%, higher than the industry (1.87%) and sector (0.95%) forward dividend yields. See ZION forward dividend chart.
  3. ZION forward P/E ratio is 8.55, which is low compared to its industry peers’ P/E ratios. See ZION forward P/E ratio chart.
  4. ZION Price/Book ratio is 1.11, which is low compared to its industry peers’ P/B ratios. See ZION forward Price/Book ratio chart.
  5. ZION Price/Sales ratio is 1.73, which is low compared to its industry peers’ P/S ratios. See ZION forward Price/Sales ratio chart.
  6. ZION average analyst rating is Buy. See ZION analyst rating chart.
  7. ZION average analyst price target ($63.42) is above its current price ($36.44). See ZION price target chart.

Cons

  1. ZION quarterly revenue growth was 1.40%, lower than the industry and sector average revenue growth (4.59% and 2.03%, respectively). See ZION revenue growth chart.
  2. ZION short share of float is 12.94%. The stock is much more frequently shorted than the average industry, sector or S&P 500 stock. See ZION short share of float chart.
  3. ZION short interest (days to cover the shorts) ratio is 3.98. The stock garners more short interest than the average industry, sector or S&P 500 stock. See ZION short interest ratio chart.