Equities Analysts Set Expectations for COLB Q2 Earnings

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Columbia Banking System in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, April 25th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $0.65 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently 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.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on COLB. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on Columbia Banking System from $32.00 to $27.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Columbia Banking System from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on shares of Columbia Banking System from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Stephens dropped their price target on shares of Columbia Banking System from $33.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Columbia Banking System from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given 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 Stock Performance

COLB stock opened at $22.62 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $23.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $26.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.91 and a beta of 0.53. Columbia Banking System has a one year low of $18.11 and a one year high of $32.85.

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

Columbia Banking System Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.37%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Columbia Banking System’s dividend payout ratio is currently 61.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Columbia Banking System

In other news, VP Torran B. Nixon sold 4,481 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.99, for a total transaction of $116,461.19. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 104,869 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,725,545.31. This trade represents a 4.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.68% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Columbia Banking System

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Columbia Banking System by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,625,834 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $341,024,000 after acquiring an additional 33,477 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Columbia Banking System by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 7,602,571 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $205,345,000 after buying an additional 61,242 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Columbia Banking System by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,315,896 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $197,602,000 after acquiring an additional 206,643 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Columbia Banking System by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,514,816 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $148,956,000 after acquiring an additional 512,542 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Columbia Banking System by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,456,964 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $66,363,000 after purchasing an additional 209,774 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.53% of the company’s stock.

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.