NASDAQ:COLBColumbia Banking System Stock Price, Forecast & News

Columbia Banking System's stock was trading at $27.89 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, COLB shares have decreased by 4.0% and is now trading at $26.78. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 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 1 buy rating 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, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Columbia Banking System.

Columbia Banking System Inc (NASDAQ:COLB) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.24. The financial services provider had revenue of $143.63 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $143.80 million. Columbia Banking System had a net margin of 25.96% and a return on equity of 7.53%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.63 EPS. View Columbia Banking System's earnings history.

Columbia Banking System announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Thursday, May 28th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 13th. View Columbia Banking System's dividend history.

3 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Columbia Banking System's stock. Their forecasts range from $30.00 to $38.00. On average, they expect Columbia Banking System's share price to reach $34.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Columbia Banking System.

News coverage about COLB stock has been trending negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Columbia Banking System earned a coverage optimism score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Columbia Banking System.

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

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One share of COLB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.78.

Columbia Banking System has a market capitalization of $1.92 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.

The official website for Columbia Banking System is 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]