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

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

Columbia Banking System announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, February 19th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.88%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 4th. View Columbia Banking System's Dividend History.

Columbia Banking System Inc (NASDAQ:COLB) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $146.62 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $146 million. Columbia Banking System had a net margin of 31.01% and a return on equity of 9.10%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.62 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 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Columbia Banking System.

3 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Columbia Banking System's stock. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $40.00. On average, they expect Columbia Banking System's share price to reach $38.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Columbia Banking System.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Columbia Banking System in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Columbia Banking System.

News coverage about COLB stock has been trending extremely negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Columbia Banking System earned a media sentiment score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Columbia Banking System.

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Columbia Banking System's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Franklin Resources Inc. (4.41%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (3.67%), State Street Corp (3.64%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.67%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.57%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.28%). Company insiders that own Columbia Banking System stock include Andy Mcdonald, 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 Westwood Holdings Group Inc., Sei Investments Co., UBS Group AG, Arizona State Retirement System, Keeley Teton Advisors LLC, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Acadian Asset Management LLC and Citigroup Inc.. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Franklin Resources Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., State Street Corp and Eaton Vance Management. Company insiders that have bought Columbia Banking System stock in the last two years include 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of COLB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.84.

Columbia Banking System has a market capitalization of $2.80 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 2,137 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]