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After finishing at $20.78 in the prior trading day, Columbia Banking System, Inc (NASDAQ: COLB) closed at $22.21, up 6.88%. In other words, the price has increased by $6.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.01 million shares were traded. COLB stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.96.
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 0.76 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:
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 4666654208 and an Enterprise Value of 6776867840. As of this moment, Columbia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.717.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COLB is 0.64, which has changed by 0.23939729 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.049593568 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 -13.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.74%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.57M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2007770 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 209.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 208.35M. Insiders hold about 0.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.86% stake in the company. Shares short for COLB as of 1741910400 were 6908567 with a Short Ratio of 4.41, 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
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 0.0692974The 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.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Columbia Banking System, Inc (COLB) is currently attracting attention from 10.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.66, with high estimates of $0.69 and low estimates of $0.63.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.75 and $2.56 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.68. EPS for the following year is $2.84, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $3.0 and $2.66.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $482.99M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $492.13M to a low estimate of $474.4M. As of the current estimate, Columbia Banking System, Inc’s year-ago sales were $473.72MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $491.87M. There is a high estimate of $500.11M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $486.52M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COLB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.02B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.96B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.98B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.93BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.05B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.13B and the low estimate is $2.01B.
