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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

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

In the previous week, First Busey had 14 more articles in the media than Columbia Financial. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for First Busey and 4 mentions for Columbia Financial. Columbia Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat First Busey's score of 1.47 indicating that Columbia Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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
First Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04%
Columbia Financial 1.24%3.58%0.37%

First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Columbia Financial has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.45%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Columbia Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Columbia Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

First Busey has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Columbia Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers 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
First Busey$663.36M3.32$113.69M$1.1222.05
Columbia Financial$489.17M3.22-$11.65M$0.06250.50

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$1.58B$7.80B$12.55B$9.86B
Dividend YieldN/A4.64%5.43%4.02%
P/E Ratio250.5017.00228.8226.58
Price / Sales3.226.5631.72202.35
Price / Cash38.1425.3122.2359.65
Price / Book1.414.802.356.59
Net Income-$11.65M$311.02M$1.01B$265.83M
7 Day Performance-2.08%0.65%0.22%0.25%
1 Month Performance7.82%2.80%3.24%3.09%
1 Year Performance-15.37%29.30%537.67%20.06%

Columbia Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLBK
Columbia Financial
0.8518 of 5 stars
$15.03
-0.3%
$16.00
+6.5%
-15.1%$1.58B$489.17M250.50750News Coverage
Positive News
BUSE
First Busey
4.9866 of 5 stars
$23.91
-1.1%
$27.17
+13.6%
-8.2%$2.15B$663.36M21.351,548News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CNOB
ConnectOne Bancorp
4.8096 of 5 stars
$25.03
-1.8%
$30.25
+20.9%
+3.5%$1.28B$534.62M28.77520News Coverage
Positive News
HBNC
Horizon Bancorp (IN)
4.4066 of 5 stars
$15.66
+0.1%
$18.00
+14.9%
+6.4%$690.13M$359.45M13.38910News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
IBCP
Independent Bank
3.5802 of 5 stars
$32.72
-0.3%
$36.00
+10.0%
-2.8%$679.48M$323.14M10.66920Positive News
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.0299 of 5 stars
$38.44
-0.6%
$43.20
+12.4%
+17.0%$1.20B$347.73M15.631,010Positive News
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
3.2748 of 5 stars
$57.96
-0.7%
$57.67
-0.5%
+32.4%$691.48M$307.51M11.08880News Coverage
Positive News
UMBF
UMB Financial
4.8356 of 5 stars
$120.56
-0.8%
$132.11
+9.6%
+18.5%$9.23B$2.80B13.863,698News Coverage
Positive News
BY
Byline Bancorp
4.1268 of 5 stars
$28.76
-0.6%
$33.25
+15.6%
+4.9%$1.33B$624.78M10.731,027
PFS
Provident Financial Services
4.0217 of 5 stars
$19.72
-0.2%
$22.70
+15.1%
+4.9%$2.58B$1.14B11.141,801Positive News
TMP
Tompkins Financial
3.806 of 5 stars
$69.50
-1.3%
$69.00
-0.7%
N/A$1.02B$435.70M12.551,011News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:CLBK) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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