NASDAQ:COLBColumbia Banking System Stock Price, Forecast & News

Columbia Banking System's stock was trading at $27.89 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, COLB shares have increased by 4.0% and is now trading at $29.01. 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 will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Columbia Banking System Inc (NASDAQ:COLB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.24. The financial services provider earned $143.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $143.80 million. Columbia Banking System had a return on equity of 7.53% and a net margin of 25.96%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.63 EPS. View Columbia Banking System's earnings history.

Columbia Banking System announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 1st. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 13th. View Columbia Banking System's dividend history.

3 analysts have issued 12 month price targets 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 18.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Columbia Banking System.

Media stories about COLB stock have been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Columbia Banking System earned a news impact score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage 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 effect on the company's share price in the next several 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."

Columbia Banking System's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.35%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.17%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%). Company insiders that own Columbia Banking System stock include Andy Mcdonald, Clint Stein, Craig D Eerkes, David C Lawson, Kumi Yamamoto Baruffi and Tom Hulbert. View institutional ownership trends for Columbia Banking System.

COLB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. View insider buying and selling activity for Columbia Banking System.

COLB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Columbia Banking System stock in the last two years include Clint Stein, Craig D Eerkes, David C Lawson, Kumi Yamamoto Baruffi, and Tom Hulbert. 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 $29.01.

Columbia Banking System has a market capitalization of $2.08 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]