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 declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 27th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.54%. 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 earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.07. The financial services provider had revenue of $138.62 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $142.70 million. Columbia Banking System had a return on equity of 9.04% and a net margin of 24.05%. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.50 EPS. View Columbia Banking System's Earnings History.

Columbia Banking System is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Columbia Banking System.

4 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Columbia Banking System's shares. Their forecasts range from $46.00 to $52.00. On average, they expect Columbia Banking System's share price to reach $48.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.0% 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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Media headlines about COLB stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. Accern rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Columbia Banking System earned a coverage optimism score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the financial services provider an impact score of 45.17 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Columbia Banking System's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (1.16%) and Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.10%). 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 and Fisher Asset Management LLC. 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 $40.98.

Columbia Banking System has a market capitalization of $2.96 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]