NASDAQ:COLB - Columbia Banking System Stock Price, Forecast & News

Columbia Banking System's stock was trading at $27.89 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, COLB stock has decreased by 9.0% and is now trading at $25.37. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

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

Columbia Banking System is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Columbia Banking System.

Columbia Banking System Inc (NASDAQ:COLB) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $146.62 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $146 million. Columbia Banking System had a net margin of 31.01% and a return on equity of 9.10%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.62 earnings per share. View Columbia Banking System's earnings history.

Columbia Banking System announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, February 19th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.41%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 4th. View Columbia Banking System's dividend history.

2 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Columbia Banking System's stock. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $40.00. On average, they anticipate Columbia Banking System's stock price to reach $39.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 53.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Columbia Banking System.

Media coverage about COLB stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Columbia Banking System earned a media sentiment score of -1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutColumbia Banking System.

Columbia Banking System saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,919,600 shares, an increase of 37.1% from the February 27th total of 2,130,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 509,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.7 days. Currently, 4.1% of the company's stock are sold short. View Columbia Banking System's Current Options Chain.

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

Columbia Banking System's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Franklin Resources Inc. (4.41%), Franklin Resources Inc. (4.41%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (3.67%), State Street Corp (3.64%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.67%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.57%). Company insiders that own Columbia Banking System stock include Andy Mcdonald, Clint Stein, Craig D Eerkes, 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 Westwood Holdings Group Inc., Sei Investments Co., UBS Group AG, Kennedy Capital Management Inc., Arizona State Retirement System, Keeley Teton Advisors LLC, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, and Acadian Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Columbia Banking System company stock in the last year include Andy Mcdonald, and David C Lawson. View insider buying and selling activity for Columbia Banking System.

COLB stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Franklin Resources Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Columbia Banking System stock in the last two years include Clint Stein, Craig D Eerkes, David C Lawson, and Kumi Yamamoto Baruffi. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $25.37.

Columbia Banking System has a market capitalization of $1.83 billion and generates $627.13 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $194.45 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.68 on an earnings per share basis. Columbia Banking System employs 2,162 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]