Zions Bancorporation has delivered 4 consecutive earnings beats with an average surprise of 11% and strong growth metrics, but a hard geographic concentration in 4 states — representing 77% of exposure — and a stock price that has already exceeded its analyst target create significant structural and timing risks.
Thesis pillars
- Perfect Earnings Beat Streak→Stable
- Geographic Concentration 77pct↓Deteriorating
- Stock Exceeded Analyst Target→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Zions Bancorporation N.A. (ZION) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Wait for pullback to $61.37. At $63.01 the A.R:R is 0.8:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $61.37 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Single-region cliff: 77% exposure to Utah, Idaho, Texas, and California (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: Utah, Idaho, Texas, and California (77.0%).
Zions Bancorporation, N.A. is a national bank headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with $89 billion in total assets and $3.4 billion in net revenue in 2025, serving 1+ million customers through 407 branches across 11 Western states via seven affiliate brands. Net interest... Read more
Wait for pullback to $61.37. At $63.01 the A.R:R is 0.8:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $61.37 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Single-region cliff: 77% exposure to Utah, Idaho, Texas, and California (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: Utah, Idaho, Texas, and California (77.0%). Chart setup: RSI 44 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Earnings in 3 days. Wait until post-earnings. Score 6.8/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 3d<=7d and finsvc regional cliff hard block. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-16Recent Developments — Zions Bancorporation N.A.
Latest news
- NEWS Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (NASDAQ:ZION) EVP Derek Steward Sells 894 Shares - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Sei Investments Co. Raises Stock Position in Zions Bancorporation, N.A. $ZION - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS The Bull Case For Zions Bancorporation (ZION) Could Change Following Debt Issue, Earnings Beat, Buybacks Completion - si — simplywall.st positive
- NEWS Mike Selfridge Joins Zions Bancorporation as Executive Vice President and Head of Wealth Management - PR Newswire — PR Newswire positive
- NEWS Details emerge in cold case alleging husband pushed wife to her death at Zion National Park - St. George News — St. George News neutral
Generated 2026-10-16T11:27:08Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicUtah, Idaho, Texas, and California77%10-K Item 1A: 'our banking operations in Utah, Idaho, Texas, and California represented 77% of our commercial lending portfolio'
- MEDIUMloan_portfolioreal estate, oil and gas, and leveraged lending10-K Item 1A: 'We have a concentration of risk within our loan portfolio, including, but not limited to, loans secured by real estate, oil and gas-related lending, and leveraged and enterprise value lending'
- HIGHregulatoryOCC10-K Item 1: 'we are subject to the regulatory oversight of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC")'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-06-02Item 5.02LOWBoard expanded from 11 to 12 directors; Daniel J. Ryan (retired PricewaterhouseCoopers partner) elected effective June 2, 2026. Appointed to Audit and Risk Oversight Committees effective July 1, 2026. No reason cited.SEC filing →
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Wait for pullback to $61.37. At $63.01 the A.R:R is 0.8:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $61.37 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Single-region cliff: 77% exposure to Utah, Idaho, Texas, and California (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: Utah, Idaho, Texas, and California (77.0%). Chart setup: RSI 44 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Earnings in 3 days. Wait until post-earnings. Target $65.45 (+3.9%), stop $58.94 (−6.9%), A.R:R 0.8:1. Score 6.8/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $65.45 (+3.9% upside). Target $65.45 (+3.9%), stop $58.94 (−6.9%), A.R:R 0.8:1. Stop-loss: $58.94.
Single-region cliff: 77% exposure to Utah, Idaho, Texas, and California (≥60% threshold). Regional macroeconomic shock = idiosyncratic terminal risk.; Concentration risk — Geographic: Utah, Idaho, Texas, and California (77.0%); Concentration risk — Regulatory: OCC.
Zions Bancorporation N.A. trades at a P/E of 8.0 (forward 9.2). TrendMatrix value score: 7.1/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
28 analysts cover ZION with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $73.
What does Zions Bancorporation N.A. do?Zions Bancorporation, N.A. is a national bank headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with $89 billion in total assets...
Zions Bancorporation, N.A. is a national bank headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with $89 billion in total assets and $3.4 billion in net revenue in 2025, serving 1+ million customers through 407 branches across 11 Western states via seven affiliate brands. Net interest income from commercial, CRE, and consumer loans is the primary revenue source; Utah, Idaho, Texas, and California account for 77% of commercial loans.