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Columbia Banking System, Inc (NASDAQ: COLB) closed the day trading at $25.64 down -1.91% from the previous closing price of $26.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.92 million shares were traded. COLB stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.64.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of COLB, let’s look at its different ratios. 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:
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 5392117248 and an Enterprise Value of 7662128128. As of this moment, Columbia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.093.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COLB is 0.63, which has changed by 0.056883812 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 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 6.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.90%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, COLB traded about 2.31M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, COLB traded about 2269380 shares per day. 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 100.78% stake in the company. Shares short for COLB as of 1753920000 were 9623585 with a Short Ratio of 4.17, 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
COLB’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.44, up from 0.72 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027543996The current Payout Ratio is 56.48% for COLB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-30 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
A detailed examination of Columbia Banking System, Inc (COLB) is currently in progress, with 10.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.75, 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 $2.88. EPS for the following year is $3.17, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $3.49 and $2.85.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $541.31M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $583.8M 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 $679.89M. There is a high estimate of $726.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $615.73M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COLB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.31B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.12B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.22B. 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.
