Columbia Banking System (COLB) Competitors $26.14 -0.60 (-2.24%) Closing price 10/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.16 +0.02 (+0.06%) As of 10/15/2025 07:56 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. ABCB, BANR, CATY, FFBC, FHB, FRME, GBCI, HWC, FNB, and SSBShould you be buying Columbia Banking System stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Banking System include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Hawaiian (FHB), First Merchants (FRME), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Hancock Whitney (HWC), F.N.B. (FNB), and SouthState Bank (SSB). Columbia Banking System vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Banner Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Hawaiian First Merchants Glacier Bancorp Hancock Whitney F.N.B. SouthState Bank Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and dividends. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, COLB or ABCB? Columbia Banking System has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Columbia Banking System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColumbia Banking System$2.97B1.85$533.67M$2.5210.37Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.48$358.68M$5.6812.96 Is COLB or ABCB a better dividend stock? Columbia Banking System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Columbia Banking System pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% 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. Does the media prefer COLB or ABCB? In the previous week, Columbia Banking System had 10 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Columbia Banking System and 0 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Columbia Banking System's score of 0.83 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Columbia Banking System Positive Ameris Bancorp Positive Is COLB or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Columbia Banking System's net margin of 17.98%. Columbia Banking System's return on equity of 11.31% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Columbia Banking System17.98% 11.31% 1.15% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Do analysts recommend COLB or ABCB? Columbia Banking System presently has a consensus price target of $29.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.22%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 1.97%. Given Columbia Banking System's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Columbia Banking System is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Columbia Banking System 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in COLB or ABCB? 92.5% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, COLB or ABCB? Columbia Banking System has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Columbia Banking System on 11 of the 20 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$5.62B$1.96B$12.65B$10.46BDividend Yield5.39%3.45%5.56%4.77%P/E Ratio10.3717.9630.0027.36Price / Sales1.852.8730.27132.73Price / Cash8.7611.6522.8061.86Price / Book1.071.282.326.81Net Income$533.67M$198.60M$1.02B$276.80M7 Day Performance1.87%-0.19%0.26%0.42%1 Month Performance3.08%-1.55%-0.10%7.86%1 Year Performance-5.60%5.52%535.69%41.24% Columbia Banking System Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COLBColumbia Banking System4.012 of 5 stars$26.14-2.2%$29.33+12.2%-4.8%$5.62B$2.97B10.374,721Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastABCBAmeris Bancorp3.2237 of 5 stars$72.60+2.0%$72.14-0.6%+13.9%$4.98B$1.13B13.932,850BANRBanner3.5568 of 5 stars$61.67+1.0%$70.17+13.8%-3.8%$2.11B$832.99M11.751,956News CoveragePositive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp3.6586 of 5 stars$47.47+2.4%$50.17+5.7%+8.3%$3.20B$1.39B11.471,266Upcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.8113 of 5 stars$24.93+2.2%$29.83+19.7%-2.5%$2.34B$1.62B9.972,090Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeFHBFirst Hawaiian3.5643 of 5 stars$24.16+2.9%$27.06+12.0%-0.7%$2.93B$1.17B12.452,000FRMEFirst Merchants4.9616 of 5 stars$36.71+1.5%$48.00+30.8%-4.3%$2.09B$1.07B9.512,120News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGBCIGlacier Bancorp3.7359 of 5 stars$47.48+2.8%$51.67+8.8%+0.2%$5.63B$877.23M28.433,550HWCHancock Whitney4.4601 of 5 stars$60.49+2.5%$70.00+15.7%+9.3%$5.00B$2.06B11.143,476Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownFNBF.N.B.4.5004 of 5 stars$15.63+2.4%$18.64+19.3%+9.5%$5.48B$2.57B12.214,280News CoverageSSBSouthState Bank4.4704 of 5 stars$96.24+2.5%$117.08+21.7%N/A$9.50B$2.44B14.344,986Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Banner Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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