Columbia Banking System Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:COLB)

Columbia Banking System trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "COLB."

Columbia Banking System declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 7th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, August 21st. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 6th. View Columbia Banking System's Dividend History.

Columbia Banking System Inc (NASDAQ:COLB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.08. The financial services provider earned $150.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $147.22 million. Columbia Banking System had a net margin of 30.92% and a return on equity of 9.20%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.57 earnings per share. View Columbia Banking System's Earnings History.

Columbia Banking System is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Columbia Banking System.

Columbia Banking System will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 24th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

6 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Columbia Banking System's shares. Their predictions range from $37.00 to $48.00. On average, they anticipate Columbia Banking System's share price to reach $41.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Columbia Banking System.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Columbia Banking System in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Columbia Banking System.

Media headlines about COLB stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Columbia Banking System earned a daily sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Columbia Banking System.

Some companies that are related to Columbia Banking System include PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), BB&T (BBT), SunTrust Banks (STI), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), First Republic Bank (FRC), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR).

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Columbia Banking System's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Tributary Capital Management LLC (0.50%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.35%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.33%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.32%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%) and Private Advisory Group LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Columbia Banking System stock include Andy Mcdonald, Barry Ray, Clint Stein, David C Lawson and Kumi Yamamoto Baruffi. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Columbia Banking System.

COLB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tributary Capital Management LLC and Merriman Wealth Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Columbia Banking System company stock in the last year include Andy Mcdonald and Clint Stein. View Insider Buying and Selling for Columbia Banking System.

COLB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Private Advisory Group LLC, Rhumbline Advisers, Brinker Capital Inc., Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. and Strs Ohio. Company insiders that have bought Columbia Banking System stock in the last two years include Andy Mcdonald, Clint Stein, David C Lawson and Kumi Yamamoto Baruffi. View Insider Buying and Selling for Columbia Banking System.

Shares of COLB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of COLB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.97.

Columbia Banking System has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion and generates $585.33 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $172.88 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.47 on an earnings per share basis. Columbia Banking System employs 2,137 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Columbia Banking System.

The official website for Columbia Banking System is http://www.columbiabank.com/.

Columbia Banking System's mailing address is 1301 A STREET, TACOMA WA, 98402. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 253-305-1900 or via email at [email protected]