Columbia Financial (CLBK) Competitors $15.17 +0.22 (+1.47%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.17 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CLBK vs. UPST, CADE, OZK, PFSI, VLY, FLG, HWC, GBCI, BMA, and AUBShould you be buying Columbia Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Financial include Upstart (UPST), Cadence Bank (CADE), Bank OZK (OZK), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Flagstar Financial (FLG), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Macro Bank (BMA), and Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Columbia Financial vs. Its Competitors Upstart Cadence Bank Bank OZK PennyMac Financial Services Valley National Bancorp Flagstar Financial Hancock Whitney Glacier Bancorp Macro Bank Atlantic Union Bankshares Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) and Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. Do analysts prefer CLBK or UPST? Columbia Financial currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.47%. Upstart has a consensus price target of $67.42, suggesting a potential downside of 8.13%. Given Columbia Financial's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Columbia Financial is more favorable than Upstart.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Columbia Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Upstart 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has more risk & volatility, CLBK or UPST? Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upstart has a beta of 2.37, suggesting that its share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CLBK or UPST? In the previous week, Upstart had 2 more articles in the media than Columbia Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Upstart and 0 mentions for Columbia Financial. Columbia Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Upstart's score of 0.86 indicating that Columbia Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Columbia Financial Very Positive Upstart Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CLBK or UPST? 12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Upstart shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Columbia Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Upstart shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CLBK or UPST more profitable? Columbia Financial has a net margin of -0.32% compared to Upstart's net margin of -9.20%. Columbia Financial's return on equity of 2.96% beat Upstart's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Columbia Financial-0.32% 2.96% 0.30% Upstart -9.20%-15.27%-4.60% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CLBK or UPST? Columbia Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Upstart. Columbia Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upstart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColumbia Financial$489.17M3.25-$11.65M-$0.02-758.50Upstart$636.53M10.97-$128.58M-$0.75-97.85 SummaryUpstart beats Columbia Financial on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Columbia Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CLBK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CLBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricColumbia FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.57B$7.37B$12.03B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A4.89%5.58%4.10%P/E Ratio-758.5017.8319.9519.90Price / Sales3.255.0525.68113.66Price / Cash37.8120.7821.3456.90Price / Book1.472.672.265.38Net Income-$11.65M$304.38M$1.00B$248.50M7 Day Performance5.86%7.68%2.70%2.97%1 Month Performance7.28%14.02%4.28%6.02%1 Year Performance2.29%21.12%540.35%20.39% Columbia Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLBKColumbia Financial0.5015 of 5 stars$15.17+1.5%$16.00+5.5%+1.4%$1.57B$489.17M-758.50750UPSTUpstart3.457 of 5 stars$59.07+1.8%$66.96+13.4%+197.6%$5.52B$636.53M-78.761,193CADECadence Bank3.5054 of 5 stars$31.08+2.6%$36.82+18.5%+18.5%$5.52B$2.90B10.905,335News CoverageOZKBank OZK3.8589 of 5 stars$46.28+2.1%$50.86+9.9%+20.0%$5.14B$2.77B7.593,028Dividend IncreasePFSIPennyMac Financial Services4.7448 of 5 stars$97.02+1.7%$121.17+24.9%+9.9%$4.93B$1.59B14.884,100Analyst ForecastVLYValley National Bancorp4.7201 of 5 stars$8.85+2.1%$10.55+19.2%+33.4%$4.86B$3.58B12.833,732News CoveragePositive NewsFLGFlagstar Financial2.9284 of 5 stars$11.37-1.7%$13.39+17.8%N/A$4.80B$6.35B-4.376,993Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeHWCHancock Whitney4.5324 of 5 stars$55.36+2.6%$61.25+10.6%+25.5%$4.62B$2.06B10.213,476Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGBCIGlacier Bancorp0.7111 of 5 stars$41.56+2.7%N/AN/A$4.59B$1.27B22.343,595BMAMacro Bank3.8416 of 5 stars$68.96-2.1%$62.13-9.9%+30.8%$4.50B$4.49B6.049,004AUBAtlantic Union Bankshares4.3394 of 5 stars$30.65+2.6%$39.00+27.2%-0.3%$4.37B$857.44M13.381,880News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UPST Competitors CADE Competitors OZK Competitors PFSI Competitors VLY Competitors FLG Competitors HWC Competitors GBCI Competitors BMA Competitors AUB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CLBK) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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