Columbia Financial (CLBK) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) will likely be issuing its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, April 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.16 per share and revenue of $60.65 million for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Monday, April 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.

Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 20th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.01). Columbia Financial had a return on equity of 5.15% and a net margin of 10.91%.The business had revenue of $67.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $70.10 million. On average, analysts expect Columbia Financial to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Columbia Financial Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of Columbia Financial stock opened at $18.00 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.87 billion, a PE ratio of 32.73 and a beta of 0.19. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $17.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.55. Columbia Financial has a 1 year low of $13.19 and a 1 year high of $18.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Financial

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Columbia Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $235,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of Columbia Financial by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 16,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 1,704 shares during the period. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Columbia Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $217,000. Rafferty Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Columbia Financial by 60.8% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 22,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 8,444 shares during the period. Finally, Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP raised its holdings in Columbia Financial by 27.7% in the 2nd quarter. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP now owns 15,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $219,000 after purchasing an additional 3,274 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 12.72% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on CLBK. Brean Capital downgraded Columbia Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $19.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Piper Sandler started coverage on Columbia Financial in a report on Monday, March 16th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $18.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Columbia Financial from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $18.50.

About Columbia Financial

Columbia Financial, Inc is the bank holding company for Columbia Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Through its principal subsidiary, Columbia Bank, the company offers a comprehensive suite of retail and commercial banking products and services. These offerings include deposit accounts, consumer and mortgage lending, commercial real estate financing, and business banking solutions tailored to small- and medium-sized enterprises.

On the consumer side, Columbia Bank provides checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, home equity lines of credit, and residential mortgage loans.