Investors on the quest for market-beating returns often employ the strategy of stock picking. Making informed choices in stocks can greatly amplify your wealth.
As of close of business last night, Columbia Banking System, Inc’s stock clocked out at $25.32, down -1.21% from its previous closing price of $25.63. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. COLB stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.745 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.16.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of COLB’s stock, we examine its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.71.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on January 06, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $35 from $33 previously.
Wedbush Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on September 24, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $28 to $31.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 5373308928 and an Enterprise Value of 7510639616. As of this moment, Columbia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.84. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.119.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COLB is 0.49, which has changed by 0.34181237 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 $17.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.08%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that COLB traded 1.47M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1428130 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 209.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 207.89M. Insiders hold about 0.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.05% stake in the company. Shares short for COLB as of 1741910400 were 6908567 with a Short Ratio of 4.70, compared to 1739491200 on 5395736. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6908567 and a Short% of Float of 3.6999999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.44, COLB has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.44. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05618416The current Payout Ratio is 56.48% for COLB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-28 with an ex-dividend date of 1740700800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-05-10 when the company split stock in a 105:100 ratio.
