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The price of Columbia Banking System, Inc (NASDAQ: COLB) closed at $24.28 in the last session%, Up $0.87% from day before closing price of $24.07. In other words, the price has increased by $0.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.79 million shares were traded. COLB stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.31 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.95.
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 July 10, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $27.
On May 21, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $27.Jefferies initiated its Hold rating on May 21, 2025, with a $27 target price.
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 5106108416 and an Enterprise Value of 7376118272. As of this moment, Columbia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.94.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COLB is 0.62, which has changed by 0.03583622 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 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 1.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.29%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, COLB traded on average about 2.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2218960 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 210.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 208.62M. Insiders hold about 0.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.26% stake in the company. Shares short for COLB as of 1753920000 were 9623585 with a Short Ratio of 4.42, compared to 1751241600 on 11440718. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9623585 and a Short% of Float of 5.140000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for COLB is 1.44, which was 0.72 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029900333The current Payout Ratio is 56.48% for COLB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-05-10 when the company split stock in a 105:100 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Columbia Banking System, Inc (COLB) involves the perspectives of 10.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.74, with high estimates of $0.92 and low estimates of $0.64.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.09 and $2.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.87. EPS for the following year is $3.17, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $3.49 and $2.85.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $527.65M. It ranges from a high estimate of $575.38M to a low estimate of $511.66M. As of the current estimate, Columbia Banking System, Inc’s year-ago sales were $496.38MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $668.19M. There is a high estimate of $724.09M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $615.73M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COLB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.12B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.21B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.93BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.91B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.04B and the low estimate is $2.73B.
