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EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia
Russia launched 'largest drone attack' on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
"Unknown laser company making HUGE profit from Russia-Ukraine War" (Ad)
'Succession' fans brace for series finale of Emmy-winning hit drama
Turkey's Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade
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China's 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight
Disturbing Truth About Biden's New Program To Seize Your Cash (Ad)
In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control
Biden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid US default and now must sell it to Congress
"Unknown laser company making HUGE profit from Russia-Ukraine War" (Ad)
EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia
Russia launched 'largest drone attack' on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
"Unknown laser company making HUGE profit from Russia-Ukraine War" (Ad)
'Succession' fans brace for series finale of Emmy-winning hit drama
Turkey's Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade
S&P 500   4,205.45
DOW   33,093.34
QQQ   348.40
China's 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight
Disturbing Truth About Biden's New Program To Seize Your Cash (Ad)
In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control
Biden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid US default and now must sell it to Congress
"Unknown laser company making HUGE profit from Russia-Ukraine War" (Ad)
EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia
Russia launched 'largest drone attack' on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
"Unknown laser company making HUGE profit from Russia-Ukraine War" (Ad)
'Succession' fans brace for series finale of Emmy-winning hit drama
Turkey's Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade
NASDAQ:COLB

Columbia Banking System (COLB) Competitors

$21.06
+0.20 (+0.96%)
(As of 05/26/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$20.40
$21.14
50-Day Range
$18.44
$22.66
52-Week Range
$17.54
$35.53
Volume
1.27 million shs
Average Volume
2.50 million shs
Market Capitalization
$4.39 billion
P/E Ratio
8.89
Dividend Yield
5.70%
Price Target
$28.44

COLB vs. HOMB, BPOP, UBSI, WAL, WTFC, SSB, FFIN, GBCI, PB, and CBSH

Should you be buying Columbia Banking System stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Banking System include Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (HOMB), Popular (BPOP), United Bankshares (UBSI), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), SouthState (SSB), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), and Commerce Bancshares (CBSH). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

Columbia Banking System vs.

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (NYSE:HOMB) and Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Columbia Banking System had 6 more articles in the media than Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR). MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Columbia Banking System and 3 mentions for Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR). Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Columbia Banking System's score of 0.77 indicating that Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Columbia Banking System
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.91%. Columbia Banking System has a consensus price target of $28.44, indicating a potential upside of 35.06%. Given Columbia Banking System's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Columbia Banking System is more favorable than Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Columbia Banking System
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Columbia Banking System pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Columbia Banking System pays out 50.6% 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. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Columbia Banking System has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

60.4% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Columbia Banking System shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) received 234 more outperform votes than Columbia Banking System when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.50% of users gave Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) an outperform vote while only 47.34% of users gave Columbia Banking System an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)Outperform Votes
492
61.50%
Underperform Votes
308
38.50%
Columbia Banking SystemOutperform Votes
258
47.34%
Underperform Votes
287
52.66%

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has higher revenue and earnings than Columbia Banking System. Columbia Banking System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)$1.05 billion4.25$305.26 million$1.6913.05
Columbia Banking System$745.63 million5.89$250.18 million$2.378.89

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Banking System has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) has a net margin of 28.70% compared to Columbia Banking System's net margin of 16.18%. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)'s return on equity of 12.00% beat Columbia Banking System's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) 28.70% 12.00% 1.82%
Columbia Banking System 16.18% 9.55% 0.95%

Summary

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) beats Columbia Banking System on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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COLB vs. The Competition

MetricColumbia Banking SystemState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.39B$2.25B$6.26B$6.18B
Dividend Yield5.70%15.23%7.08%6.15%
P/E Ratio8.897.53153.2911.12
Price / Sales5.892.063,929.2286.22
Price / Cash5.276.1732.85107.27
Price / Book0.900.912.587.13
Net Income$250.18M$384.12M$646.71M$192.91M
7 Day Performance2.78%1.68%-0.27%0.20%
1 Month Performance-1.40%-4.50%-1.73%1.33%
1 Year Performance-30.61%-21.50%8.19%-0.24%

Columbia Banking System Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HOMB
Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)
2.3428 of 5 stars
$21.88
+0.9%
$26.00
+18.8%
-2.2%$4.44B$1.01B12.952,774
BPOP
Popular
2.9905 of 5 stars
$60.31
+2.8%
$70.00
+16.1%
-27.5%$4.34B$3.36B4.238,900
UBSI
United Bankshares
2.8336 of 5 stars
$30.40
+0.6%
$39.00
+28.3%
-19.7%$4.10B$1.16B10.342,765Insider Buying
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
WAL
Western Alliance Bancorporation
3.6173 of 5 stars
$37.39
-1.2%
$59.25
+58.5%
-56.7%$4.09B$3.02B4.273,365Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
3.7387 of 5 stars
$66.77
-0.8%
$94.73
+41.9%
-24.7%$4.09B$2.21B7.655,275
SSB
SouthState
2.7963 of 5 stars
$65.91
+0.8%
$86.40
+31.1%
-19.8%$5.00B$1.71B9.384,921
FFIN
First Financial Bankshares
2.5345 of 5 stars
$27.77
+0.1%
$34.13
+22.9%
-35.3%$3.96B$564.52M17.251,500Positive News
GBCI
Glacier Bancorp
3.1267 of 5 stars
$30.72
+1.9%
$41.00
+33.5%
-39.1%$3.41B$950.37M11.463,552Positive News
PB
Prosperity Bancshares
3.4544 of 5 stars
$60.10
-1.6%
$73.73
+22.7%
-19.8%$5.67B$1.24B10.423,633Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↑
CBSH
Commerce Bancshares
2.656 of 5 stars
$48.77
-0.7%
$64.17
+31.6%
-29.3%$6.08B$1.55B12.584,598Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:COLB) was last updated on 5/28/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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