CLBK vs. OMF, CADE, BMA, OZK, PFSI, FLG, VLY, HWC, SFBS, and ASB
Should you be buying Columbia Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Financial include OneMain (OMF), Cadence Bank (CADE), Banco Macro (BMA), Bank OZK (OZK), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), Flagstar Financial (FLG), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Hancock Whitney (HWC), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), and Associated Banc (ASB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Columbia Financial vs.
OneMain (NYSE:OMF) and Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
OneMain has a net margin of 10.19% compared to Columbia Financial's net margin of -2.39%. OneMain's return on equity of 18.39% beat Columbia Financial's return on equity.
OneMain has higher revenue and earnings than Columbia Financial. Columbia Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OneMain, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
OneMain received 349 more outperform votes than Columbia Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.98% of users gave Columbia Financial an outperform vote while only 66.44% of users gave OneMain an outperform vote.
OneMain has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, OneMain had 5 more articles in the media than Columbia Financial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for OneMain and 1 mentions for Columbia Financial. Columbia Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat OneMain's score of 1.23 indicating that Columbia Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
85.8% of OneMain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of OneMain shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Columbia Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
OneMain presently has a consensus price target of $58.36, indicating a potential upside of 12.43%. Columbia Financial has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.74%. Given OneMain's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe OneMain is more favorable than Columbia Financial.
Summary
OneMain beats Columbia Financial on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CLBK) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
