NASDAQ:COLB - Columbia Banking System Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Columbia Banking System announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Wednesday, May 23rd. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 8th. This is a positive change from Columbia Banking System's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. View Columbia Banking System's Dividend History.

Columbia Banking System Inc (NASDAQ:COLB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.07. The financial services provider earned $138.62 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $142.70 million. Columbia Banking System had a net margin of 24.05% and a return on equity of 9.04%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.50 EPS. View Columbia Banking System's Earnings History.

Columbia Banking System is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Columbia Banking System.

4 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Columbia Banking System's stock. Their predictions range from $46.00 to $52.00. On average, they expect Columbia Banking System's stock price to reach $48.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Columbia Banking System.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Columbia Banking System in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News coverage about COLB stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Columbia Banking System earned a media sentiment score of 0.02 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 45.16 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Columbia Banking System's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (1.16%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.10%) and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.03%). Company insiders that own Columbia Banking System stock include Andy Mcdonald, Barry Ray, Clint Stein and David C Lawson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Columbia Banking System.

COLB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, Fisher Asset Management LLC and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. Company insiders that have sold Columbia Banking System company stock in the last year include Barry Ray and Clint Stein. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of COLB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.75.

Columbia Banking System has a market capitalization of $3.01 billion and generates $484.39 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $112.82 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.19 on an earnings per share basis. Columbia Banking System employs 2,120 workers across the globe.

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]