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
First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.
First Busey has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.81%. Columbia Financial has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.86%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Columbia Financial.
First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
In the previous week, First Busey had 7 more articles in the media than Columbia Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for Columbia Financial. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Columbia Financial's score of 0.55 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
First Busey beats Columbia Financial on 15 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