What is DA Davidson's Forecast for COLB Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• DA Davidson predicts Columbia Banking System will earn $0.77 per share in Q3 2025, maintaining a "Neutral" rating with a target price of $26.00.
• Columbia Banking System reported $0.76 EPS in its last quarterly earnings, surpassing expectations of $0.66, alongside a revenue of $511.55 million, which was also higher than analysts' forecasts.
• The company's stock has a current market capitalization of $5.16 billion with a dividend yield of 5.86%, and institutional investors own 92.53% of the company's stock.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Columbia Banking System in a research report issued on Monday, July 28th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.77 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Columbia Banking System's current full-year earnings is $2.71 per share.

Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.10. Columbia Banking System had a net margin of 17.98% and a return on equity of 11.31%. The business had revenue of $511.55 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $492.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

COLB has been the subject of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen started coverage on shares of Columbia Banking System in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. They set a "hold" rating for the company. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Columbia Banking System from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Columbia Banking System from $26.50 to $24.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Columbia Banking System from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $27.00 price target on shares of Columbia Banking System and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $28.93.

Columbia Banking System Stock Down 2.3%

COLB stock traded down $0.55 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $23.25. 2,004,585 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,951,404. Columbia Banking System has a 52 week low of $19.61 and a 52 week high of $32.85. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $23.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.23 and a beta of 0.62.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Columbia Banking System

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Columbia Banking System by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,742,629 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $317,802,000 after buying an additional 116,795 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Columbia Banking System by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,667,271 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $191,222,000 after buying an additional 351,375 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Columbia Banking System by 18.4% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,527,612 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $162,791,000 after buying an additional 1,012,796 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Columbia Banking System by 221.3% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,947,950 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $148,342,000 after buying an additional 4,096,733 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Epoch Investment Partners Inc. grew its position in Columbia Banking System by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 2,703,761 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $67,432,000 after buying an additional 316,988 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.53% of the company's stock.

Columbia Banking System Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th were given a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 30th. Columbia Banking System's dividend payout ratio is currently 57.14%.

About Columbia Banking System

Columbia Banking System, Inc operates as the holding company of Umpqua Bank that provides banking, private banking, mortgage, and other financial services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business, non-interest bearing checking, interest-bearing checking and savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; and insured cash sweep and other investment sweep solutions.