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After finishing at $24.35 in the prior trading day, Columbia Banking System, Inc (NASDAQ: COLB) closed at $24.21, down -0.57%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.7 million shares were traded. COLB stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.715 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.19.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of COLB by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.59.
On May 21, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $27.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on January 06, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $33 to $35.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 5118551040 and an Enterprise Value of 6278529536. As of this moment, Columbia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.01. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.429.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COLB is 0.59, which has changed by 0.025695086 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 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 0.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.19%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.24M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2370420 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 210.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 208.52M. Insiders hold about 0.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.04% stake in the company. Shares short for COLB as of 1749772800 were 10680746 with a Short Ratio of 5.11, compared to 1747267200 on 9609636. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10680746 and a Short% of Float of 5.71.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, COLB’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.44, compared to 1.44 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05913758The 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.
