Columbia Banking System: Analyst Ratings and Stock Performance

Analyst Ratings:: Fifteen brokerages have an average rating of 'Hold' on Columbia Banking System. The average 12-month price target is $32.19?ref=yanuki.com.

Price Target Adjustments:: Wells Fargo & Company raised its price target to $30.00?ref=yanuki.com, while other firms like Stephens and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have also adjusted their targets.

Earnings Performance:: Columbia Banking System beat quarterly expectations with $0.82 EPS versus $0.72 expected and $715M revenue versus $693.2M expected. Analysts project about 2.71 EPS for the current year.

Dividend:: Columbia pays a quarterly dividend of $0.37 (annualized $1.48) for a yield of 5.5%?ref=yanuki.com, with a payout ratio of about 65%.

Insider Trading:: Insiders have sold shares of the company in recent transactions.

Analyst Ratings Breakdown:

Hold: 11 analysts

Buy: 3 analysts

Strong Buy: 1 analyst

Stock Performance:

The stock traded around $27.06 on March 30, 2026.

50-day moving average: $29.06

200-day moving average: $27.83

1-year low: $19.61

1-year high: $32.70

Institutional Ownership: Approximately 92.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Columbia Banking System has a consensus 'Hold' rating from analysts.

The stock's price target has been adjusted by several firms, with Wells Fargo setting a target of $30.00?ref=yanuki.com.

The company beat earnings expectations in the last quarter.

Columbia pays a dividend with a yield of 5.5%?ref=yanuki.com.

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