Barclays PLC Increases Position in Columbia Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLBK)

Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Columbia Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLBK - Free Report) by 132.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,452 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 28,147 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC's holdings in Columbia Financial were worth $844,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Columbia Financial in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Quest Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Columbia Financial by 6,151.2% during the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 5,376 shares of the company's stock valued at $80,000 after buying an additional 5,290 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Columbia Financial by 214.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,747 shares of the company's stock valued at $115,000 after acquiring an additional 4,604 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Columbia Financial during the 2nd quarter valued at $162,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Columbia Financial by 64.0% in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 13,765 shares of the company's stock worth $235,000 after purchasing an additional 5,374 shares in the last quarter. 12.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Columbia Financial Stock Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ:CLBK traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $15.81. 33,430 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 74,483. The company has a fifty day moving average of $17.08 and a 200 day moving average of $16.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. Columbia Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $13.79 and a twelve month high of $20.46. The company has a market capitalization of $1.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 105.41 and a beta of 0.22.

Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06. The business had revenue of $124.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.95 million. Columbia Financial had a net margin of 3.35% and a return on equity of 2.09%. On average, analysts forecast that Columbia Financial, Inc. will post 0.17 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Columbia Financial news, Director Noel R. Holland sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.06, for a total transaction of $170,600.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 30,501 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $520,347.06. This trade represents a 24.69 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 3.38% of the company's stock.

Columbia Financial Company Profile

Columbia Financial, Inc, a bank holding company, provides various financial services to businesses and consumers in the United States. Its deposit products include checking, interest-earning checking products and municipal, savings and club deposits, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.