Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB) Expected to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $0.67 Per Share

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB) – Analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Columbia Banking System in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 24th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.67 per share for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $31.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Columbia Banking System’s current full-year earnings is $2.55 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Columbia Banking System’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Columbia Banking System from $21.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Stephens lifted their price objective on Columbia Banking System from $22.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $27.00 target price on shares of Columbia Banking System in a report on Wednesday, June 5th. Barclays raised their price target on Columbia Banking System from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Columbia Banking System from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Columbia Banking System presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $25.50.

Columbia Banking System Stock Performance

NASDAQ:COLB opened at $25.96 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $24.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.11. Columbia Banking System has a 52 week low of $17.08 and a 52 week high of $28.11. The company has a market capitalization of $5.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.14 and a beta of 0.64.

Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.10. Columbia Banking System had a return on equity of 10.89% and a net margin of 15.94%. The company had revenue of $472.15 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $476.01 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Columbia Banking System Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.36 per share. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.55%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 23rd. Columbia Banking System’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.80%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Columbia Banking System

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COLB. Picton Mahoney Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Columbia Banking System in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Columbia Banking System by 85.1% in the 1st quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,219 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 1,020 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Columbia Banking System by 144.0% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,350 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 1,387 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in Columbia Banking System by 111.5% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,618 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 1,380 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hexagon Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Columbia Banking System by 137,166.7% in the second quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 4,115 shares during the last quarter. 92.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.