Columbia Banking System (COLB) Competitors $25.45 +0.38 (+1.52%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:49 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.45 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:21 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COLB vs. KEY, EWBC, FHN, SSB, WBS, PNFP, WAL, WTFC, CBSH, and CFRShould you be buying Columbia Banking System stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Banking System include KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), and Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Columbia Banking System vs. Its Competitors KeyCorp East West Bancorp First Horizon SouthState Webster Financial Pinnacle Financial Partners Western Alliance Bancorporation Wintrust Financial Commerce Bancshares Cullen/Frost Bankers Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) and KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, COLB or KEY? Columbia Banking System has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KeyCorp has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend COLB or KEY? Columbia Banking System currently has a consensus target price of $29.29, suggesting a potential upside of 15.07%. KeyCorp has a consensus target price of $18.97, suggesting a potential upside of 2.80%. Given Columbia Banking System's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Columbia Banking System is more favorable than KeyCorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Columbia Banking System 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29KeyCorp 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Is COLB or KEY a better dividend stock? Columbia Banking System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. KeyCorp pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Columbia Banking System pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KeyCorp pays out -482.4% 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. Columbia Banking System has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Columbia Banking System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, COLB or KEY? Columbia Banking System has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KeyCorp. KeyCorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Banking System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColumbia Banking System$2.97B1.80$533.67M$2.3610.78KeyCorp$9.24B2.19-$161M-$0.17-108.56 Is COLB or KEY more profitable? Columbia Banking System has a net margin of 16.85% compared to KeyCorp's net margin of -0.12%. Columbia Banking System's return on equity of 11.12% beat KeyCorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Columbia Banking System16.85% 11.12% 1.11% KeyCorp -0.12%9.43%0.74% Do insiders & institutionals believe in COLB or KEY? 92.5% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of KeyCorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of KeyCorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to COLB or KEY? In the previous week, KeyCorp had 13 more articles in the media than Columbia Banking System. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for KeyCorp and 18 mentions for Columbia Banking System. KeyCorp's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Columbia Banking System's score of 0.25 indicating that KeyCorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Columbia Banking System 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral KeyCorp 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryColumbia Banking System beats KeyCorp on 11 of the 19 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 COLB 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 SystemBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.35B$1.93B$12.04B$9.01BDividend Yield5.74%3.32%5.57%4.04%P/E Ratio10.7811.7720.0720.30Price / Sales1.802.7625.91103.84Price / Cash8.2111.6621.5057.47Price / Book1.041.322.285.68Net Income$533.67M$198.60M$1.00B$249.13M7 Day Performance9.09%5.71%2.21%3.30%1 Month Performance10.36%9.86%4.45%5.20%1 Year Performance30.11%27.08%540.85%21.38% Columbia Banking System Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COLBColumbia Banking System3.5335 of 5 stars$25.45+1.5%$29.29+15.1%+30.1%$5.35B$2.97B10.784,721News CoverageAnalyst ForecastKEYKeyCorp4.9048 of 5 stars$16.50+2.1%$18.92+14.7%+29.4%$18.08B$9.24B-97.0416,753News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionEWBCEast West Bancorp3.7491 of 5 stars$97.51+2.6%$107.85+10.6%+49.9%$13.44B$4.53B11.643,100Analyst ForecastFHNFirst Horizon4.599 of 5 stars$20.24+1.5%$22.53+11.3%+40.9%$10.27B$5.03B14.067,252Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSSBSouthState4.3596 of 5 stars$88.28+2.7%$116.27+31.7%+27.4%$8.96B$1.88B12.685,030Positive NewsWBSWebster Financial4.8802 of 5 stars$53.15+2.2%$63.75+19.9%+35.1%$8.94B$2.62B11.974,407News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.6406 of 5 stars$107.54+2.5%$121.27+12.8%+50.7%$8.34B$3.07B17.403,565News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.9842 of 5 stars$74.82+1.9%$97.77+30.7%+32.9%$8.26B$5.08B10.263,524Analyst ForecastWTFCWintrust Financial4.4479 of 5 stars$122.43+1.7%$135.77+10.9%+34.5%$8.19B$3.97B12.115,903CBSHCommerce Bancshares4.615 of 5 stars$61.36+1.0%$63.80+4.0%+16.3%$8.19B$2.09B14.864,687Positive NewsCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.7929 of 5 stars$126.61+1.6%$131.93+4.2%+38.3%$8.14B$2.85B13.905,854Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KeyCorp Alternatives East West Bancorp Alternatives First Horizon Alternatives SouthState Alternatives Webster Financial Alternatives Pinnacle Financial Partners Alternatives Western Alliance Bancorporation Alternatives Wintrust Financial Alternatives Commerce Bancshares 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s RevengeElon Musk and President Trump's new feud is all over the news... 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