Columbia Banking System (COLB) Competitors $22.42 -0.30 (-1.32%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COLB vs. RF, KEY, EWBC, FHN, SSB, CBSH, WBS, PNFP, WAL, and CFRShould you be buying Columbia Banking System stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Banking System include Regions Financial (RF), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Webster Financial (WBS), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), and Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Columbia Banking System vs. Regions Financial KeyCorp East West Bancorp First Horizon SouthState Commerce Bancshares Webster Financial Pinnacle Financial Partners Western Alliance Bancorporation Cullen/Frost Bankers Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) and Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RF or COLB? 79.4% of Regions Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is RF or COLB a better dividend stock? Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Columbia Banking System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Regions Financial pays out 48.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Columbia Banking System pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Regions Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend RF or COLB? Regions Financial presently has a consensus target price of $25.53, indicating a potential upside of 25.13%. Columbia Banking System has a consensus target price of $29.85, indicating a potential upside of 33.12%. Given Columbia Banking System's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Columbia Banking System is more favorable than Regions Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Regions Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Columbia Banking System 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Which has more volatility and risk, RF or COLB? Regions Financial has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Banking System has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer RF or COLB? In the previous week, Columbia Banking System had 19 more articles in the media than Regions Financial. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Columbia Banking System and 27 mentions for Regions Financial. Regions Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Columbia Banking System's score of 0.51 indicating that Regions Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Regions Financial 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Columbia Banking System 11 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 22 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, RF or COLB? Regions Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Columbia Banking System. Columbia Banking System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regions Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRegions Financial$7.12B2.59$1.89B$2.089.81Columbia Banking System$1.95B2.42$533.67M$2.369.50 Is RF or COLB more profitable? Regions Financial has a net margin of 20.20% compared to Columbia Banking System's net margin of 17.99%. Regions Financial's return on equity of 12.83% beat Columbia Banking System's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Regions Financial20.20% 12.83% 1.32% Columbia Banking System 17.99%11.21%1.10% Does the MarketBeat Community favor RF or COLB? Regions Financial received 668 more outperform votes than Columbia Banking System when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.64% of users gave Regions Financial an outperform vote while only 42.21% of users gave Columbia Banking System an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRegions FinancialOutperform Votes93962.64% Underperform Votes56037.36% Columbia Banking SystemOutperform Votes27142.21% Underperform Votes37157.79% SummaryRegions Financial beats Columbia Banking System on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Columbia Banking System News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COLB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart COLB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricColumbia Banking SystemState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.71B$3.06B$11.13B$7.82BDividend Yield6.36%3.87%5.61%4.22%P/E Ratio8.8323.1222.0018.48Price / Sales2.423.0026.02103.91Price / Cash8.2410.6317.6234.62Price / Book0.921.152.664.25Net Income$533.67M$372.21M$1.03B$248.23M7 Day Performance-4.68%0.58%1.27%3.29%1 Month Performance-9.34%-1.29%-0.74%2.43%1 Year Performance19.19%18.34%536.03%5.54% Columbia Banking System Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COLBColumbia Banking System4.4587 of 5 stars$22.42-1.3%$29.85+33.1%+19.2%$4.71B$1.95B8.832,090Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRFRegions Financial4.9738 of 5 stars$19.08-1.2%$26.11+36.8%+5.9%$17.28B$7.12B9.8420,100Gap DownKEYKeyCorp4.9986 of 5 stars$13.81-3.2%$19.26+39.5%+2.4%$15.13B$4.64B-46.0317,500Analyst ForecastGap DownEWBCEast West Bancorp3.5354 of 5 stars$76.28-1.5%$106.46+39.6%+14.8%$10.56B$2.57B9.163,160Analyst RevisionGap DownFHNFirst Horizon4.8238 of 5 stars$16.57-3.1%$22.03+33.0%+21.1%$8.52B$3.11B12.187,540Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeSSBSouthState4.5302 of 5 stars$83.75-1.3%$117.90+40.8%+14.8%$8.49B$1.67B12.035,030Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownCBSHCommerce Bancshares3.9866 of 5 stars$58.73-2.0%$63.20+7.6%+11.1%$7.87B$1.69B14.654,590Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsWBSWebster Financial4.9943 of 5 stars$44.55-1.3%$61.92+39.0%+7.9%$7.50B$2.58B10.193,240Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.855 of 5 stars$93.68-1.5%$119.50+27.6%+30.7%$7.25B$1.59B15.673,240Positive NewsWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.995 of 5 stars$65.40-1.4%$96.40+47.4%+22.7%$7.22B$3.16B9.213,360Positive NewsGap DownCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.8627 of 5 stars$110.65-0.9%$132.57+19.8%+11.7%$7.11B$2.06B12.474,980Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Regions Financial Alternatives KeyCorp Alternatives East West Bancorp Alternatives First Horizon Alternatives SouthState Alternatives Commerce Bancshares Alternatives Webster Financial Alternatives Pinnacle Financial Partners Alternatives Western Alliance Bancorporation Alternatives Cullen/Frost Bankers Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:COLB) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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