Q2 Earnings Estimate for COLB Issued By DA Davidson

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Columbia Banking System in a research note issued on Friday, April 25th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.65 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $25.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Columbia Banking System’s current full-year earnings is $2.71 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Columbia Banking System’s FY2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS.

Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $481.92 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $482.86 million. Columbia Banking System had a net margin of 17.99% and a return on equity of 11.21%. Columbia Banking System’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share.

COLB has been the subject of several other research reports. Raymond James set a $27.00 target price on Columbia Banking System and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Columbia Banking System from $31.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Columbia Banking System from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Stephens cut their target price on shares of Columbia Banking System from $33.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of Columbia Banking System from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.85.

Columbia Banking System Trading Up 0.4 %

COLB stock opened at $22.72 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $4.77 billion, a PE ratio of 8.94 and a beta of 0.53. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $23.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.96. Columbia Banking System has a 1-year low of $18.11 and a 1-year high of $32.85.

Columbia Banking System Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.36 per share. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Columbia Banking System’s payout ratio is currently 61.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Torran B. Nixon sold 4,481 shares of Columbia Banking System stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.99, for a total transaction of $116,461.19. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 104,869 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,725,545.31. This trade represents a 4.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Columbia Banking System

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in COLB. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new position in Columbia Banking System during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Columbia Banking System in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in shares of Columbia Banking System by 141.3% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,636 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 958 shares during the period. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Columbia Banking System during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new stake in shares of Columbia Banking System in the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. 92.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Columbia Banking System Company Profile

Columbia Banking System, Inc operates as the holding company of Umpqua Bank that provides banking, private banking, mortgage, and other financial services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business, non-interest bearing checking, interest-bearing checking and savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; and insured cash sweep and other investment sweep solutions.