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Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Christopher M. Merrywell - President of Consumer Banking Clint E.
The headline numbers for Columbia Banking (COLB) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Columbia Banking (COLB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.76 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.66 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.67 per share a year ago.
Columbia Banking (COLB) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
We initiate Columbia Banking System with a Strong Buy rating, underscoring a sharp contrarian 2026 EPS inflection the market is mispricing. Our implied valuation is pegged to our $40 price target, which offers a 73% upside at an 11.7x forward P/E multiple on our 2026 EPS estimate. Our internal estimates assume a material dip in FY25E EPS on M&A charges/accounting provisions, followed by a dramatic 36% EPS rebound to $3.40 in FY26E, 11% ahead of.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 23, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Clint Stein - President & Chief Executive Officer Ronald Farnsworth - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Jacque Bohlen - Investor Relations, Director Steve Gardner - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Premier Frank Namdar - Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer Tory Nixon - President, Commercial Banking of Umpqua Bank Chris Merrywell - President, Consumer Banking of Umpqua Bank Conference Call Participants Chris McGratty - KBW David Feaster - Raymond James Matthew Clark - Piper Sandler Timur Braziler - Wells Fargo Jon Arfstrom - RBC Capital Markets Jared Shaw - Barclays Jeff Rulis - D.A. Davidson Anthony Elian - JPMorgan Andrew Terrell - Stephens Nick Holowko - UBS Operator Good day and thank you for standing by.
The headline numbers for Columbia Banking (COLB) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Columbia Banking (COLB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.67 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.63 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.65 per share a year ago.
Evaluate the expected performance of Columbia Banking (COLB) for the quarter ended March 2025, looking beyond the conventional Wall Street top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining some of its key metrics for better insight.
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
The heavy selling pressure might have exhausted for Columbia Banking (COLB) as it is technically in oversold territory now. In addition to this technical measure, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher indicates that the stock is ripe for a trend reversal.