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Zions Bancorp jumps on second-quarter profit beat, brokerages hike PT



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** Shares of U.S. regional lender Zions Bancorporation ZION.O extend premarket gains; last up ~7% at $52.94 in afternoon trading

** ZION after market on Monday reported Q2 profit of $1.28/shr vs $1.11/shr a year earlier

** Analysts on average had expected $1.10/shr -LSEG data

** Net interest margin expanded to 2.98% in quarter ended June 30 from 2.92% in the year-ago period; quarterly net interest income (NII) rose 1% to $597 mln

** ZION's loans and leases in Q2 came in at $58.4 bln, up 3%

** "Loan growth was better-than-expected driven by consumer loans, which in turn drove better-than-expected average earning asset growth" - analysts at Wedbush

** At least seven brokerages raise PT on stock after results

** "Modest margin expansion helped support NII growth, while core fee revenues were higher, and core expenses were relatively stable" -analysts at RBC Capital Markets

** ZION shares up 21% YTD, including session gains



Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru

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