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The price of Columbia Banking System, Inc (NASDAQ: COLB) closed at $26.02 in the last session, down -1.25% from day before closing price of $26.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.25 million shares were traded. COLB stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.97.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at COLB’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.73.
On September 25, 2025, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $28.
Raymond James Upgraded its Outperform to Strong Buy on September 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $31.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 04 ’25 when Nixon Torran B sold 4,481 shares for $25.99 per share. The transaction valued at 116,461 led to the insider holds 104,869 shares of the business.
Nixon Torran B bought 4,481 shares of COLB for $116,461 on Mar 04 ’25.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, COLB now has a Market Capitalization of 7784436224 and an Enterprise Value of 7742042624. As of this moment, Columbia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.136.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COLB is 0.64, which has changed by -0.082834005 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19088471 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COLB has reached a high of $32.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $19.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.87%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, COLB traded on average about 4.92M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5240680 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 299.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 296.98M. Insiders hold about 0.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.85% stake in the company. Shares short for COLB as of 1760486400 were 9711008 with a Short Ratio of 1.97, compared to 1757894400 on 6576023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9711008 and a Short% of Float of 3.52.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for COLB is 1.44, which was 1.44 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05464896. The current Payout Ratio is 56.48% for COLB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-29 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-05-10 when the company split stock in a 105:100 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 9.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Columbia Banking System, Inc (COLB).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.71, with high estimates of $0.79 and low estimates of $0.53.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.05 and $2.91 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.97. EPS for the following year is $3.12, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $3.3 and $2.85.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $703.29M. It ranges from a high estimate of $757M to a low estimate of $615.73M. As of. The current estimate, Columbia Banking System, Inc’s year-ago sales were $487.12MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $706.57M. There is a high estimate of $721M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $688.79M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COLB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.36B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.13B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.28B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.93BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.85B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.93B and the low estimate is $2.73B.
