Cramer’s Stop Trading: Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION)

“The banking group has fallen totally out of favor. So much that the regional names now look cheap enough to buy,” Jim Cramer said on Monday’s “Stop Trading!” segment. He highlighted Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) as one of the regional banks that people are going to. The company announced today it would exchange $140 million of its preferred shares for up to 7 million common shares. Shares of Zions soared 16.2% to $14.58 on the news. Moving on to the retail sector, Cramer said consumers are spending as demonstrated by the strong earnings reports out of Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) and many apparel and footwear stores. He told viewers the toy aisle was out of control this weekend at Costco, with products like the Nerf guns selling out like crazy. Cramer said the bearishness on Wall Street was caused by the recent warm weather, which may have slowed down sales in the space. “But when the temperature drops, Cramer said, “you’re going to be blown away by the numbers.” Join the fastest growing community of small cap investors at Stockhideout.com

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