What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for COLB Q3 Earnings?

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Columbia Banking System in a research report issued on Monday, July 28th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.77 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Columbia Banking System’s current full-year earnings is $2.71 per share.

A number of other research firms have also commented on COLB. Barclays upped their price target on Columbia Banking System from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Columbia Banking System from $26.50 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Columbia Banking System in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. They set a “hold” rating and a $27.00 price target for the company. Raymond James Financial set a $27.00 price target on Columbia Banking System and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on Columbia Banking System from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Columbia Banking System presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $28.93.

Columbia Banking System Price Performance

Shares of COLB stock opened at $23.88 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.02 billion, a PE ratio of 9.48 and a beta of 0.62. Columbia Banking System has a 1-year low of $19.61 and a 1-year high of $32.85. The business has a 50-day moving average of $23.84 and a 200 day moving average of $24.70.

Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $511.55 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $492.00 million. Columbia Banking System had a return on equity of 11.31% and a net margin of 17.98%. Columbia Banking System’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in Columbia Banking System during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Columbia Banking System by 194.6% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,202 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 794 shares in the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S acquired a new position in shares of Columbia Banking System during the first quarter worth $37,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of Columbia Banking System by 141.3% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,636 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 958 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Columbia Banking System during the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.53% of the company’s stock.

Columbia Banking System Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th were given a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.03%. Columbia Banking System’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.14%.

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.