Baird upgrades Zions Bancorp stock before October 19 results
Published on 10/18/2026 at 13:43 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSUpcoming earnings and analyst view
- Baird upgraded Zions Bancorp from Neutral to Outperform on October 15, 2026.
- Third-quarter consensus calls for USD 1.65 earnings per share and USD 891.90 million in revenue.
- Zions Bancorp stock was last at USD 63.37 on October 16, 2026, with a USD 9.20 billion market capitalization.
Zions Bancorp (ISIN US9897011071) heads into its October 19 results with Baird upgrading the bank from Neutral to Outperform on October 15, 2026, according to Nasdaq. The scheduled report will test whether the regional lender can convert its recent earnings strength into another positive surprise.
Second-quarter earnings set the bar
Zions reported second-quarter 2026 diluted earnings per share of USD 3.05 and net income of USD 453.00 million, according to Nasdaq. The same report placed the earnings release on July 20, 2026, and showed actual revenue of USD 1.14 billion against a USD 919.53 million estimate.
The bank's balance sheet reached USD 89.04 billion in total assets in the second quarter of 2026, while operating cash flow was USD 422.00 million. Those figures give the October release a larger base than the first quarter, when total assets were USD 87.96 billion and operating cash flow was USD 423.00 million.
What does the estimate imply?
AlphaStreet reported that the third-quarter consensus stands at USD 1.65 earnings per share from 14 analysts and USD 891.90 million in revenue. The earnings estimate is 11.49 percent above the USD 1.48 reported for the third quarter of 2025, while the revenue estimate is 2.28 percent above the USD 872.00 million year-earlier figure.
Three dates frame the story
The recent chronology runs from the July 20, 2026 second-quarter report with USD 3.05 diluted earnings per share, through JPMorgan's October 1, 2026 target cut from USD 75.00 to USD 65.00, to Baird's October 15, 2026 upgrade from Neutral to Outperform, as listed by Nasdaq.
The next dated event is the third-quarter results release on October 19, 2026, after the market close, according to AlphaStreet.
Stock valuation before results
Zions Bancorp was last at USD 63.37 on the Nasdaq on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Its USD 9.20 billion market capitalization sits alongside a 52-week range of USD 48.50 to USD 73.34, leaving the earnings release as the next concrete test of the current valuation.
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Zions Bancorp stock facts
- Company: Zions Bancorporation, National Association
- ISIN: US9897011071
- Ticker: ZION
- Primary exchange: NASDAQ
- Market capitalization: USD 9.2 billion (as of October 16, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 48.50-USD 73.34 (as of October 16, 2026)
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
