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Columbia Banking Systems

25.82 USD
+0.46
1.81%
At close Updated Sep 17, 4:00 PM EDT
Pre-market
After hours
25.82
0.00
0%
1 day
1.81%
5 days
-1.94%
1 month
0.19%
3 months
17.42%
6 months
4.24%
Year to date
-3.87%
1 year
3.78%
5 years
1.37%
10 years
-15.46%
 

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 7,463 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

326% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.28M | Put options by funds: $1.24M

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 44

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 122

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q1] → 5 (+1) [Q2]

6.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.95% [Q1] → 99.33% (+6.38%) [Q2]

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 395 [Q1] → 406 (+11) [Q2]

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.86B [Q1] → $4.88B (+$23.3M) [Q2]

Research analyst outlook

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

Low target
$24
7% downside
Avg. target
$29
12% upside
High target
$35
36% upside

6 analyst ratings

positive
33%
neutral
67%
negative
0%
Raymond James
David Feaster
$31
Strong Buy
Upgraded
15 Sep 2025
Piper Sandler
Matthew Clark
$35
Overweight
Maintained
2 Sep 2025
Wells Fargo
Timur Braziler
$28
Equal-Weight
Maintained
29 Jul 2025
Citigroup
Ben Gerlinger
$26
Neutral
Maintained
28 Jul 2025
Barclays
Jared Shaw
$30
Equal-Weight
Maintained
28 Jul 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 13 articles about COLB published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Seeking Alpha
7 days ago
Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) Presents At Barclays 23rd Annual Global Financial Services Conference Transcript
Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB ) Barclays 23rd Annual Global Financial Services Conference September 10, 2025 11:15 AM EDT Company Participants Clint Stein - President, CEO & Director Christopher Merrywell - President of Consumer Banking Conference Call Participants Jared David Shaw - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Presentation Jared David Shaw MD & Senior Equity Research Analyst Thanks, everybody. Sorry for the brief delay.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) Presents At Barclays 23rd Annual Global Financial Services Conference Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
13 days ago
Best Income Stocks to Buy for September 4th
AB, APAM and COLB made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on September 4, 2025.
Best Income Stocks to Buy for September 4th
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
15 days 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?
Neutral
PRNewsWire
15 days ago
Columbia Banking System Completes Acquisition of Pacific Premier Bancorp and Unifies Columbia Brand
Acquisition accelerates Southern California expansion Columbia Bank unveils new brand, introduces name change to customers TACOMA, Wash. , Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. ("Columbia") (Nasdaq: COLB), the parent company of Columbia Bank, and Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. ("Pacific Premier") (Nasdaq: PPBI), the parent company of Pacific Premier Bank, National Association ("Pacific Premier Bank"), jointly announced today the closing of Columbia's previously announced acquisition of Pacific Premier.
Columbia Banking System Completes Acquisition of Pacific Premier Bancorp and Unifies Columbia Brand
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
16 days ago
Columbia Banking (COLB) Moves to Strong Buy: Rationale Behind the Upgrade
Columbia Banking (COLB) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Columbia Banking (COLB) Moves to Strong Buy: Rationale Behind the Upgrade
Neutral
PRNewsWire
19 days ago
Columbia Banking System Announces Date of Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call
TACOMA, Wash. , Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. ("Columbia" Nasdaq: COLB), parent company of Columbia Bank1, today announced it will release third quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, October 30, 2025, after market close.
Columbia Banking System Announces Date of Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call
Positive
Seeking Alpha
20 days ago
Columbia Banking: A Growing Bank In The Pacific Northwest, With Regional Brand Penetration
Columbia Banking System (COLB) gets rating buy again, reaffirming my prior rating again. Upside strengths are many and include business expansion with the planned acquisition of Pacific Premier Bancorp, strong profit margins, a dividend yield above 5%, and a reasonably valued share price. The future price target presents an avg. upside of +11% to Wednesday afternoon's share price.
Columbia Banking: A Growing Bank In The Pacific Northwest, With Regional Brand Penetration
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
21 days ago
New Strong Buy Stocks for August 27th
COLB, CNQ, BHB, MUFG and PGY have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on August 27, 2025.
New Strong Buy Stocks for August 27th
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
21 days ago
Best Value Stocks to Buy for August 27th
JXN, COLB and SKX made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on August 27, 2025.
Best Value Stocks to Buy for August 27th
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
21 days ago
Best Income Stocks to Buy for August 27th
CNQ, COLB and BHB made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on August 27, 2025.
Best Income Stocks to Buy for August 27th
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