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, October 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 7th will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share on Wednesday, November 21st. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 6th. View Columbia Banking System's Dividend History.

Columbia Banking System Inc (NASDAQ:COLB) issued its earnings results on Thursday, October, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.01. The financial services provider had revenue of $143.82 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $143.24 million. Columbia Banking System had a net margin of 25.35% and a return on equity of 8.66%. View Columbia Banking System's Earnings History.

Columbia Banking System is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Columbia Banking System.

Columbia Banking System will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 24th at 4:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8882868956.

5 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Columbia Banking System's shares. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $48.00. On average, they expect Columbia Banking System's stock price to reach $45.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Columbia Banking System.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Columbia Banking System in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Columbia Banking System.

News coverage about COLB stock has been trending very positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Columbia Banking System earned a media sentiment score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

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Columbia Banking System's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (0.61%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%) and Advisors Preferred LLC (0.00%). 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 Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and Nisa Investment Advisors 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 Advisors Preferred LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 $38.29.

Columbia Banking System has a market capitalization of $2.81 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.

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]