Columbia Financial (CLBK) Competitors $17.95 -0.13 (-0.72%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CLBK vs. CASH, FBC, OCFC, BRKL, PFS, CADE, OMF, UPST, COOP, and PFSIShould you be buying Columbia Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Financial include Pathward Financial (CASH), Flagstar Bancorp (FBC), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Cadence Bank (CADE), OneMain (OMF), Upstart (UPST), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), and PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Columbia Financial vs. Pathward Financial Flagstar Bancorp OceanFirst Financial Brookline Bancorp Provident Financial Services Cadence Bank OneMain Upstart Mr. Cooper Group PennyMac Financial Services Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) and Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, CLBK or CASH? Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pathward Financial has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, CLBK or CASH? Pathward Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Columbia Financial. Pathward Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColumbia Financial$422.36M4.45$36.09M$0.15119.67Pathward Financial$775.94M2.56$168.36M$6.6311.99 Do analysts prefer CLBK or CASH? Columbia Financial presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.29%. Pathward Financial has a consensus price target of $74.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.31%. Given Columbia Financial's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Columbia Financial is more favorable than Pathward Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Columbia Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Pathward Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLBK or CASH? Pathward Financial received 194 more outperform votes than Columbia Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.98% of users gave Columbia Financial an outperform vote while only 63.97% of users gave Pathward Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformColumbia FinancialOutperform Votes13867.98% Underperform Votes6532.02% Pathward FinancialOutperform Votes33263.97% Underperform Votes18736.03% Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLBK or CASH? 12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Pathward Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Columbia Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Pathward Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CLBK or CASH more profitable? Pathward Financial has a net margin of 21.65% compared to Columbia Financial's net margin of 3.35%. Pathward Financial's return on equity of 21.86% beat Columbia Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Columbia Financial3.35% 2.09% 0.21% Pathward Financial 21.65%21.86%2.21% Does the media refer more to CLBK or CASH? In the previous week, Pathward Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Columbia Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pathward Financial and 1 mentions for Columbia Financial. Pathward Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Columbia Financial's score of 0.76 indicating that Pathward Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Columbia Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pathward Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryPathward Financial beats Columbia Financial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Angel PublishingTesla Execs are Freaking OutIt’s so revolutionary that tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and NVIDIA are all lining up to get their hands on it. And Elon Musk has completely restructured Tesla to chase this opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you don’t want to miss.Click here to get the details. Get Columbia Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CLBK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CLBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricColumbia FinancialFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.89B$1.82B$10.51B$8.90BDividend YieldN/A3.18%10.13%4.07%P/E Ratio119.6714.4046.1813.46Price / Sales4.452.223,478.9287.66Price / Cash26.4218.8230.6036.27Price / Book1.740.984.066.30Net Income$36.09M$358.89M$1.02B$225.93M7 Day Performance-3.44%-0.58%-0.05%-1.32%1 Month Performance6.78%3.66%7.13%0.60%1 Year Performance4.18%20.00%24.11%26.23% Columbia Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLBKColumbia Financial0.6645 of 5 stars$17.95-0.7%$17.00-5.3%+1.8%$1.89B$422.36M119.67750CASHPathward Financial2.8032 of 5 stars$79.52+0.7%$74.50-6.3%+58.8%$1.97B$775.94M11.991,199Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFBCFlagstar BancorpN/A$37.54flatN/A+0.0%$2.00B$1.85B7.425,395Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeOCFCOceanFirst Financial3.3333 of 5 stars$19.98-0.7%$19.75-1.2%+41.3%$1.18B$641.60M11.42878Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.0874 of 5 stars$12.03-0.5%$11.50-4.4%+25.7%$1.08B$609.22M14.491,018Positive NewsPFSProvident Financial Services4.4105 of 5 stars$20.70-1.1%$23.00+11.1%+32.4%$2.73B$695.65M19.901,142Positive NewsCADECadence Bank3.5865 of 5 stars$37.11-0.6%$35.29-4.9%+48.3%$6.80B$2.19B10.665,333News CoveragePositive NewsOMFOneMain4.9256 of 5 stars$54.95+0.8%$55.46+0.9%+42.6%$6.51B$4.56B12.029,100UPSTUpstart3.6578 of 5 stars$70.40-1.0%$46.83-33.5%+170.9%$6.49B$513.56M-36.481,388Insider TradeCOOPMr. Cooper Group4.1402 of 5 stars$97.09-0.9%$98.00+0.9%+63.1%$6.27B$1.79B12.546,800PFSIPennyMac Financial Services4.6656 of 5 stars$102.72-2.1%$115.86+12.8%+31.3%$5.38B$1.40B32.613,900Ex-DividendInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CASH Competitors FBC Competitors OCFC Competitors BRKL Competitors PFS Competitors CADE Competitors OMF Competitors UPST Competitors COOP Competitors PFSI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CLBK) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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