Columbia Banking System, Inc [NASDAQ: COLB] closed the trading session at $27.01 on 2025-08-26. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $26.7, while the highest price level was $27.21.
The stocks have a year to date performance of 14.06 percent and weekly performance of 4.65 percent. The stock has been moved at 1.54 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 9.98 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 11.84 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 2.48M shares, COLB reached to a volume of 6888331 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Columbia Banking System, Inc [COLB]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for COLB shares is $27.67 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on COLB stock is a recommendation set at 2.75. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Stephens have made an estimate for Columbia Banking System, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on August 04, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on July 10, 2025, representing the official price target for Columbia Banking System, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $27, while Jefferies analysts kept a Hold rating on COLB stock. On January 06, 2025, analysts increased their price target for COLB shares from 33 to 35.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.06. Price to Free Cash Flow for COLB in the course of the last twelve months was 11.21.
COLB stock trade performance evaluation
Columbia Banking System, Inc [COLB] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 4.65. With this latest performance, COLB shares gained by 9.98% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 1.54% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of 0.00% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for COLB stock in for the last two-week period is set at 67.17, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.68, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.69 for Columbia Banking System, Inc [COLB]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 24.43, while it was recorded at 26.36 for the last single week of trading, and 25.79 for the last 200 days.
Columbia Banking System, Inc [COLB]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Columbia Banking System, Inc [COLB] shares currently have an operating margin of 27.09%. Columbia Banking System, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 17.94%.
Columbia Banking System, Inc (COLB) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Columbia Banking System, Inc. ( COLB), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 10.24%, reflecting robust shareholder value creation. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 1.02%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Columbia Banking System, Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 5.72%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Columbia Banking System, Inc (COLB) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on Columbia Banking System, Inc’s (COLB) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 0.77%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
Columbia Banking System, Inc (COLB) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Columbia Banking System, Inc [COLB] stock
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Columbia Banking System, Inc posted 0.69/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.61/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.08. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for COLB. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Columbia Banking System, Inc go to 7.11%.
Columbia Banking System, Inc [COLB]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $102.52%, or 103.26%% of COLB stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of COLB stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 22.23 million shares, which is approximately 10.6634%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 18.32 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$364.46 million in COLB stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$230.15 million in COLB stock with ownership which is approximately 5.5498%.
