What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for COLB Q4 Earnings?

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Columbia Banking System in a report released on Friday, October 31st. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.72 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Columbia Banking System’s current full-year earnings is $2.71 per share.

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

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on COLB. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Columbia Banking System in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. TD Cowen initiated coverage on Columbia Banking System in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They set a “hold” rating and a $28.00 price objective on the stock. Stephens upgraded Columbia Banking System from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Columbia Banking System from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $27.00 to $31.00 in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Cowen initiated coverage on Columbia Banking System in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Columbia Banking System has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.54.

Columbia Banking System Trading Up 3.0%

NASDAQ:COLB opened at $26.80 on Monday. Columbia Banking System has a 1-year low of $19.61 and a 1-year high of $32.85. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $26.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $24.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.63 and a beta of 0.60.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Columbia Banking System

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HoldCo Asset Management LP bought a new stake in Columbia Banking System in the second quarter worth approximately $104,819,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Columbia Banking System by 221.3% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,947,950 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $148,342,000 after acquiring an additional 4,096,733 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in Columbia Banking System by 25.0% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,495,780 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $192,941,000 after acquiring an additional 1,497,177 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Columbia Banking System by 18.3% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 8,948,687 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $209,220,000 after acquiring an additional 1,381,597 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Columbia Banking System in the second quarter worth approximately $23,813,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.53% of the company’s stock.

Columbia Banking System Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th were given a $0.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.4%. Columbia Banking System’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 64.86%.

About Columbia Banking System

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.