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Columbia Banking Systems

23.80 USD
-0.55
2.26%
Updated Jul 30, 3:27 PM EDT
1 day
-2.26%
5 days
-1.94%
1 month
1.80%
3 months
6.16%
6 months
-15.09%
Year to date
-11.39%
1 year
-9.37%
5 years
-18.04%
10 years
-27.13%
 

About: Columbia Banking System Inc is a registered bank holding company whose wholly-owned banking subsidiary is Columbia State Bank. The company provides a full range of banking services to small and medium sized businesses, professionals, and individuals throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California. The company's subsidiary Columbia Trust Company is an Oregon trust company that provides agency, fiduciary, and other related trust services with offices in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The firm offers various products and services under Personal Banking, Business Banking, and Wealth Management divisions.

Employees: 4,721

0
Funds holding %
of 7,323 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

472% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.7M | Put options by funds: $648K

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 159 | Existing positions reduced: 119

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 48

0.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.26% [Q4 2024] → 92.92% (+0.66%) [Q1 2025]

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 396 [Q4 2024] → 393 (-3) [Q1 2025]

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.22B [Q4 2024] → $4.86B (-$365M) [Q1 2025]

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q4 2024] → 4 (-1) [Q1 2025]

Research analyst outlook

7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$24
1%
upside
Avg. target
$28
16%
upside
High target
$32
34%
upside

7 analyst ratings

positive
14%
neutral
86%
negative
0%
Wells Fargo
Timur Braziler
18%upside
$28
Equal-Weight
Maintained
29 Jul 2025
Citigroup
Ben Gerlinger
9%upside
$26
Neutral
Maintained
28 Jul 2025
Barclays
Jared Shaw
26%upside
$30
Equal-Weight
Maintained
28 Jul 2025
Piper Sandler
Matthew Clark
34%upside
$32
Overweight
Maintained
28 Jul 2025
JP Morgan
Anthony Elian
1%upside
$24
Neutral
Maintained
1 Jul 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 11 articles about COLB published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 hours ago
Should Value Investors Buy Columbia Banking System (COLB) Stock?
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Should Value Investors Buy Columbia Banking System (COLB) Stock?
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
16 Ideal 'Safer' Dividend Dogs To Buy From 70 July Graham Value All-Stars (GVAS)
Graham All Star Value (GASV) strategy identifies top dividend 'dogs' offering high yield and fair pricing, using YCharts' large cap value and Ben Graham screens. Analyst projections suggest the top ten GASV stocks could deliver average net gains of 27.55% by July 2026, with moderate risk. Sixteen of the twenty-one lowest-priced, 'safer' GASV dividend stocks are currently buyable, with dividends exceeding share price for ideal picks.
16 Ideal 'Safer' Dividend Dogs To Buy From 70 July Graham Value All-Stars (GVAS)
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Christopher M. Merrywell - President of Consumer Banking Clint E.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Columbia Banking (COLB) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
The headline numbers for Columbia Banking (COLB) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Columbia Banking (COLB) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Columbia Banking (COLB) Beats Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Columbia Banking (COLB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.76 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.66 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.67 per share a year ago.
Columbia Banking (COLB) Beats Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 days ago
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2025 RESULTS
TACOMA, Wash. , July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --   $152 million $160 million $0.73 $0.76 Net income Operating net income 1 Earnings per common share - diluted Operating earnings per common share - diluted 1   CEO Commentary "Our second quarter results demonstrate our focus on profitability and balance sheet optimization," said Clint Stein, President and CEO.
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2025 RESULTS
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Columbia Banking System and Pacific Premier Bancorp Announce Shareholder and Stockholder Approval for Proposed Acquisition
TACOMA, Wash. and IRVINE, Calif.
Columbia Banking System and Pacific Premier Bancorp Announce Shareholder and Stockholder Approval for Proposed Acquisition
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Earnings Preview: Columbia Banking (COLB) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline
Columbia Banking (COLB) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Earnings Preview: Columbia Banking (COLB) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline
Positive
Market Watch
3 weeks ago
17 bargain dividend stocks that are primed for growth — consider this before you buy
Companies passing the screen for low valuations, rapid dividend growth and business-expansion prospects include PepsiCo and Occidental Petroleum.
17 bargain dividend stocks that are primed for growth — consider this before you buy
Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Investigates the Merger: COLB
NEW YORK , July 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde  with Monteverde & Associates PC  (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), has recovered millions of dollars for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2024 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. We are headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and are investigating Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ: COLB), relating to the proposed merger with Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Pacific Premier stockholders will be given 0.9150 of a share of Columbia common stock for each Pacific Premier share they own.
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Investigates the Merger: COLB
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