Columbia Banking SystemsCOLB
COLB
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
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Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
501% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.36M | Put options by funds: $1.06M
88% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 33
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 5 (+2) [Q4]
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 370 [Q3] → 393 (+23) [Q4]
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 132
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.01B [Q3] → $5.22B (+$208M) [Q4]
0.65% more ownership
Funds ownership: 91.57% [Q3] → 92.22% (+0.65%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$25
12%
upside
Avg. target
$28
27%
upside
High target
$32
43%
upside
7 analyst ratings
3 positive
43%
4 neutral
57%
0 negative
0%
Piper Sandler Matthew Clark 31% 1-year accuracy 9 / 29 met price target | 34%upside $30 | Overweight Maintained | 28 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Jared Shaw 52% 1-year accuracy 40 / 77 met price target | 43%upside $32 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
RBC Capital Karl Shepard 50% 1-year accuracy 5 / 10 met price target | 20%upside $27 | Sector Perform Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
DA Davidson Jeff Rulis 31% 1-year accuracy 4 / 13 met price target | 12%upside $25 | Neutral Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Christopher Mcgratty 40% 1-year accuracy 6 / 15 met price target | 34%upside $30 | Market Perform Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 14 articles about COLB published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
5 days ago
PACIFIC PREMIER INVESTOR ALERT by the Former Attorney General of Louisiana: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates Adequacy of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. - PPBI
NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqGS: PPBI) to Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NasdaqGS: COLB). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Pacific will receive 0.9150 of a share of Columbia for each share of Pacific that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consider.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 23, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Clint Stein - President & Chief Executive Officer Ronald Farnsworth - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Jacque Bohlen - Investor Relations, Director Steve Gardner - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Premier Frank Namdar - Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer Tory Nixon - President, Commercial Banking of Umpqua Bank Chris Merrywell - President, Consumer Banking of Umpqua Bank Conference Call Participants Chris McGratty - KBW David Feaster - Raymond James Matthew Clark - Piper Sandler Timur Braziler - Wells Fargo Jon Arfstrom - RBC Capital Markets Jared Shaw - Barclays Jeff Rulis - D.A. Davidson Anthony Elian - JPMorgan Andrew Terrell - Stephens Nick Holowko - UBS Operator Good day and thank you for standing by.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
6 days ago
$HAREHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Investigates the Merger of Columbia Banking System, Inc. - COLB
NEW YORK , April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Out Of 70 Graham Value All-Stars, These 16 'Safer' Stocks Stand Out For April
The Value Score identifies large-cap stocks offering high intrinsic value relative to their price, helping investors find undervalued companies with strong assets and profits. The Ben Graham Formula highlights ultra-stable stocks with strong earnings, dividends, and low valuations, ideal for long-term, defensive investing. 24 out of 69 April Graham All-Star-Value (GASV) Dividend stocks offer “safer” dividends with yields lower than their free cash flow yields. And 16 show IDEAL annual dividends (from $1K invested).
Neutral
Business Wire
6 days ago
COLB Stock Alert: Halper Sadeh LLC Is Investigating Whether the Merger of Columbia Banking System, Inc. Is Fair to Shareholders
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the merger of Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ: COLB) and Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. is fair to Columbia shareholders. Upon closing of the proposed transaction, Columbia shareholders will own approximately 70% of Columbia's outstanding shares of common stock. Halper Sadeh encourages Columbia shareholders to click here to learn more about their legal rights and options or contact Daniel Sad.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Columbia Banking (COLB) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
The headline numbers for Columbia Banking (COLB) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Columbia Banking (COLB) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Columbia Banking (COLB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.67 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.63 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.65 per share a year ago.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS
TACOMA, Wash. , April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- $87 million $140 million $0.41 $0.67 Net income Operating net income 1 Earnings per diluted common share Operating earnings per diluted common share 1 CEO Commentary "Our consistent, repeatable performance in 2024 carried through to the first quarter of 2025," said Clint Stein, President and CEO.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Columbia Banking System to Acquire Pacific Premier Bancorp, Expanding the Premier Business Bank in the West
Natural Combination of the Western Region's Leading Business Banks Builds Market Presence and Drives Financial Performance TACOMA, Wash. and IRVINE, Calif.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Exploring Analyst Estimates for Columbia Banking (COLB) Q1 Earnings, Beyond Revenue and EPS
Evaluate the expected performance of Columbia Banking (COLB) for the quarter ended March 2025, looking beyond the conventional Wall Street top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining some of its key metrics for better insight.
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