NASDAQ:COLBColumbia Banking System Stock Price, Forecast & News

Columbia Banking System's stock was trading at $27.89 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, COLB shares have decreased by 3.6% and is now trading at $26.89. 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) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.24. The financial services provider earned $143.63 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 last year, the business posted $0.63 earnings per share. View Columbia Banking System's earnings history.

Columbia Banking System declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 1st. Investors 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 4.17%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 13th. View Columbia Banking System's dividend history.

3 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Columbia Banking System's shares. Their forecasts range from $30.00 to $38.00. On average, they anticipate Columbia Banking System's stock price to reach $34.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 27.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Columbia Banking System.

News stories about COLB stock have been trending somewhat negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded 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 -1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. 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 investors include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.35%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.17%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%). 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. View insider buying and selling activity for Columbia Banking System.

COLB stock was purchased 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 $26.89.

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]