CLBK vs. BUSE, CNOB, HBNC, IBCP, OBK, THFF, UMBF, BY, 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), Origin Bancorp (OBK), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), UMB Financial (UMBF), Byline Bancorp (BY), Provident Financial Services (PFS), and Tompkins Financial (TMP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Columbia Financial vs. Its Competitors
Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
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 9.76% beat Columbia Financial's return on equity.
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.
Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Columbia Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Columbia Financial presently has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.16%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 21.85%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Columbia Financial.
In the previous week, First Busey had 8 more articles in the media than Columbia Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Busey and 0 mentions for Columbia Financial. Columbia Financial's average media sentiment score of -0.13 beat First Busey's score of -0.47 indicating that Columbia Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
First Busey beats Columbia Financial on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:CLBK) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
