Q4 Earnings Forecast for COLB Issued By DA Davidson

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Columbia Banking System in a research note issued to investors on Friday, October 31st. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.72 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Columbia Banking System’s current full-year earnings is $2.71 per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on COLB. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Columbia Banking System from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $30.00 to $31.00 in a report on Friday, October 10th. Barclays dropped their price target on Columbia Banking System from $30.00 to $29.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Columbia Banking System from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Columbia Banking System from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Columbia Banking System from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $29.38.

Columbia Banking System Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of COLB stock opened at $26.47 on Monday. Columbia Banking System has a 12 month low of $19.61 and a 12 month high of $32.85. The stock has a market cap of $5.57 billion, a PE ratio of 10.50 and a beta of 0.60. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $26.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.80.

Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) last announced its earnings results on Monday, March 4th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter. Columbia Banking System had a net margin of 17.98% and a return on equity of 11.31%. The firm had revenue of $348.47 million for the quarter.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Columbia Banking System

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Banking System by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,742,629 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $317,802,000 after buying an additional 116,795 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Banking System by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,117,111 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $236,538,000 after buying an additional 64,096 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Banking System by 18.3% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 8,948,687 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $209,220,000 after buying an additional 1,381,597 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Banking System by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,816,989 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $182,761,000 after buying an additional 149,718 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Banking System by 25.0% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,495,780 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $192,941,000 after buying an additional 1,497,177 shares during the period. 92.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Columbia Banking System Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a dividend of $0.36 per share. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. Columbia Banking System’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.86%.

Columbia Banking System Company Profile

Columbia Banking System, Inc operates as the holding company of Umpqua Bank that provides banking, private banking, mortgage, and other financial services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business, non-interest bearing checking, interest-bearing checking and savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; and insured cash sweep and other investment sweep solutions.