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

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

Columbia Banking System announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, February 20th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 5th. This is an increase from Columbia Banking System's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. View Columbia Banking System's Dividend History.

Columbia Banking System Inc (NASDAQ:COLB) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.06. The financial services provider earned $144.29 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $148.88 million. Columbia Banking System had a net margin of 29.54% and a return on equity of 9.01%. Columbia Banking System's revenue for the quarter was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share. View Columbia Banking System's Earnings History.

Columbia Banking System is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Columbia Banking System.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Columbia Banking System's shares. Their predictions range from $43.00 to $48.00. On average, they expect Columbia Banking System's stock price to reach $45.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets 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 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Columbia Banking System.

News stories about COLB stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of 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 0.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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Columbia Banking System's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.91%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.23%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.43%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.98%), Northern Trust Corp (1.93%) and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (1.38%). 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 BlackRock Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, Barclays PLC, RMB Capital Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and AlphaOne Investment Services LLC. Company insiders that have sold Columbia Banking System company stock in the last year include Andy Mcdonald, Clint Stein and David C Lawson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Columbia Banking System.

COLB stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bank of America Corp DE, 361 Capital LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Boston Partners and Employees Retirement System of Texas. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of COLB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.36.

Columbia Banking System has a market capitalization of $2.81 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 2,120 workers across the globe.

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]