CLBK vs. BUSE, CNOB, HBNC, IBCP, PGC, 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), Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC), 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 finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Columbia Financial. Columbia Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, First Busey had 7 more articles in the media than Columbia Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for Columbia Financial. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Columbia Financial's score of 0.55 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Columbia Financial currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.19%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.04%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Columbia Financial.
First Busey has a net margin of 8.32% compared to Columbia Financial's net margin of -0.32%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.46% beat Columbia Financial's return on equity.
Summary
First Busey beats Columbia Financial on 16 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CLBK) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff