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$13.73 -0.04 (-0.29%)
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CLBK vs. BUSE, CNOB, HBNC, IBCP, THFF, UMBF, BY, OBK, PFS, and TMP

Should you be buying Columbia Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Financial include First Busey (BUSE), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Horizon Bancorp (IN) (HBNC), Independent Bank (IBCP), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), UMB Financial (UMBF), Byline Bancorp (BY), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Provident Financial Services (PFS), and Tompkins Financial (TMP).

Columbia Financial vs. Its Competitors

Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

In the previous week, First Busey had 5 more articles in the media than Columbia Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for Columbia Financial. Columbia Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat First Busey's score of 0.03 indicating that Columbia Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Columbia Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
First Busey
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

First Busey has a net margin of 9.48% compared to Columbia Financial's net margin of 1.24%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.76% beat Columbia Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Columbia Financial1.24% 3.58% 0.37%
First Busey 9.48%8.76%1.04%

Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Columbia Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Columbia Financial. First Busey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Columbia Financial$489.17M2.95-$11.65M$0.06228.83
First Busey$663.36M3.02$113.69M$1.1220.06

Columbia Financial currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.53%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 21.64%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Columbia Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Columbia Financial
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Summary

First Busey beats Columbia Financial on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CLBK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CLBK vs. The Competition

MetricColumbia FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.44B$7.90B$12.55B$10.56B
Dividend YieldN/A4.97%5.60%4.81%
P/E Ratio228.8316.1028.5527.12
Price / Sales2.956.8329.72132.79
Price / Cash34.7229.3222.2260.81
Price / Book1.332.682.236.52
Net Income-$11.65M$310.95M$1.02B$276.93M
7 Day Performance-1.29%-0.90%0.22%1.93%
1 Month Performance-13.38%-2.78%-2.52%2.19%
1 Year Performance-21.14%15.74%533.63%34.99%

Columbia Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLBK
Columbia Financial
1.1684 of 5 stars
$13.73
-0.3%
$16.00
+16.5%
-22.1%$1.44B$489.17M228.83750News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
BUSE
First Busey
4.8731 of 5 stars
$22.79
+1.5%
$27.33
+19.9%
-14.4%$2.00B$663.36M20.351,548Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↑
CNOB
ConnectOne Bancorp
4.742 of 5 stars
$24.66
+1.1%
$30.25
+22.7%
-12.1%$1.23B$534.62M28.34520News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
HBNC
Horizon Bancorp (IN)
4.9 of 5 stars
$15.26
+1.5%
$19.67
+28.9%
-3.9%$663.23M$359.45M13.04910Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
IBCP
Independent Bank
3.8833 of 5 stars
$30.72
+1.0%
$36.00
+17.2%
-10.7%$629.78M$323.14M10.01920
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
4.056 of 5 stars
$53.11
+2.0%
$57.67
+8.6%
+14.9%$616.83M$307.51M10.15880News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
UMBF
UMB Financial
4.9539 of 5 stars
$116.21
+2.8%
$138.00
+18.8%
-2.5%$8.58B$2.80B13.363,698News Coverage
BY
Byline Bancorp
3.9984 of 5 stars
$26.71
+1.1%
$33.25
+24.5%
-2.3%$1.21B$624.78M9.971,027News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.3688 of 5 stars
$33.39
+1.2%
$43.20
+29.4%
N/A$1.03B$619.96M14.911,031
PFS
Provident Financial Services
4.413 of 5 stars
$18.92
+2.4%
$22.70
+20.0%
-8.4%$2.41B$1.14B10.691,801
TMP
Tompkins Financial
3.4263 of 5 stars
$64.18
+1.7%
$70.00
+9.1%
N/A$911.10M$435.70M11.581,011News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NASDAQ:CLBK) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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