NASDAQ:CLBK Columbia Financial (CLBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis $11.33 -0.08 (-0.70%) Closing price 10/5/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.33 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/5/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Columbia Financial Stock (NASDAQ:CLBK) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Columbia Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$11.23▼$11.4850-Day Range$10.64▼$11.8252-Week Range$6.21▼$12.00Volume2.52 million shsAverage Volume4.75 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.05 billionP/E Ratio33.78Dividend Yield1.77%Price Target$15.10Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Columbia Financial, Inc. is the holding company for Columbia Bank, a community-focused savings bank headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Columbia Bank provides banking and financial services to individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations through its branch network and digital banking channels. The bank’s products and services include checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, residential and commercial real estate loans, commercial business lending, consumer loans, home equity products and online and mobile banking. It also offers treasury management and other financial services designed to support business customers. Columbia Bank traces its history to 1926 and primarily serves communities in New Jersey, with additional operations in parts of New York. Columbia Financial operates as a federally regulated bank holding company, while the bank conducts the organization’s customer-facing activities. Thomas J. Kemly serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Columbia Financial and Columbia Bank.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Columbia Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks89th Percentile Overall ScoreCLBK MarketRank™: Columbia Financial scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 317th out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.2 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingColumbia Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialColumbia Financial has a consensus price target of $15.10, representing about 33.3% upside from its current price of $11.33.Amount of Analyst CoverageColumbia Financial has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Columbia Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth28.81% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Columbia Financial are expected to grow by 28.81% in the coming year, from $0.59 to $0.76 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Columbia Financial is 33.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Columbia Financial is 33.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.43.Price to Book Value per Share RatioColumbia Financial has a P/B Ratio of 2.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Columbia Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.40% of the float of Columbia Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverColumbia Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.01.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Columbia Financial has recently increased by 0.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldColumbia Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthColumbia Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Columbia Financial is 58.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Columbia Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.32% next year. This indicates that Columbia Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Columbia Financial's dividend. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentColumbia Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Columbia Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Columbia Financial insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $234.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders3.50% of the stock of Columbia Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions12.72% of the stock of Columbia Financial is held by institutions.Read more about Columbia Financial's insider trading history. Receive CLBK Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Columbia Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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That's the entire reason my team stopped hunting for the next Bitcoin years ago. I put together a short presentation walking through where we're looking instead, and why the largest percentage moves in this market stopped coming from the coins everyone recognizes. | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Columbia Financial Stock Short Interest Falls to 67.18%September 9, 2026 | quiverquant.comQColumbia Financial raised to buy at Brean on second-stage stock conversion, acquisitionAugust 17, 2026 | msn.comColumbia Financial Stock Short Interest Rises to 76.74%August 12, 2026 | quiverquant.comQColumbia Financial raised to buy equivalent at Piper SandlerAugust 11, 2026 | msn.comMuncy Columbia Financial declares $0.155 dividendAugust 11, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines CLBK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CLBK shares performed this year? Columbia Financial's stock was trading at $15.54 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, CLBK stock has decreased by 27.1% and is now trading at $11.33. How were Columbia Financial's earnings last quarter? Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company earned $73.75 million during the quarter. Columbia Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.29% and a net margin of 11.19%. Is Columbia Financial doing a stock buyback? Columbia Financial's board initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, September 8th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $1,800,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 0.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. When did Columbia Financial IPO? Columbia Financial (CLBK) raised $498 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, April 20th 2018. The company issued 49,832,345 shares at a price of $10.00 per share. How do I buy shares of Columbia Financial? Shares of CLBK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Columbia Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Columbia Financial investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Home Depot (HD). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/07/2026Record date for 8/26 Dividend8/12/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend8/12/2026Dividend Payable8/26/2026Today10/05/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/19/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (10m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 CLBK's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. CLBK has been in this zone for over 10 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:CLBK CIK1723596 Webwww.columbiabankonline.com Phone(800) 522-4167FaxN/AEmployees749Year Founded1993Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Columbia Financial$15.10 High Price Target$19.00 Low Price Target$14.00 Potential Upside/Downside+33.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.34 Trailing P/E Ratio33.78 Forward P/E Ratio19.20 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$51.77 million Net Margins11.19% Pretax Margin14.56% Return on Equity5.29% Return on Assets0.56% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.06 Current Ratio0.99 Quick Ratio0.99 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$276.92 million Price / Sales11.03 Cash Flow$0.31 per share Price / Cash Flow37.08 Book Value$5.06 per share Price / Book2.24Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares269,545,000Free Float260,434,000Market Cap$3.05 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.26 Social Links Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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