Columbia Banking System (COLB) Competitors $24.35 +0.47 (+1.97%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.52 +0.17 (+0.71%) As of 07:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COLB vs. ABCB, BANR, CATY, CVBF, FHB, FRME, GBCI, OBK, PPBI, and FNBShould you be buying Columbia Banking System stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Banking System include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), CVB Financial (CVBF), First Hawaiian (FHB), First Merchants (FRME), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), and F.N.B. (FNB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Columbia Banking System vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Banner Cathay General Bancorp CVB Financial First Hawaiian First Merchants Glacier Bancorp Origin Bancorp Pacific Premier Bancorp F.N.B. Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Is COLB or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Columbia Banking System's net margin of 16.85%. Columbia Banking System's return on equity of 11.12% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Columbia Banking System16.85% 11.12% 1.11% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Does the media refer more to COLB or ABCB? In the previous week, Columbia Banking System had 3 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Columbia Banking System and 10 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Columbia Banking System's score of 0.81 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Columbia Banking System 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in COLB or ABCB? 92.5% of Columbia Banking System shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Columbia Banking System shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, COLB or ABCB? Columbia Banking System has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate COLB or ABCB? Columbia Banking System presently has a consensus price target of $28.79, suggesting a potential upside of 18.22%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 5.92%. Given Columbia Banking System's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Columbia Banking System is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Columbia Banking System 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is COLB or ABCB a better dividend stock? Columbia Banking System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Columbia Banking System pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Columbia Banking System has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Columbia Banking System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, COLB or ABCB? Columbia Banking System has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Columbia Banking System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColumbia Banking System$2.97B1.73$533.67M$2.3610.32Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.14$358.68M$5.4012.49 SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Columbia Banking System on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Columbia Banking System News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COLB 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 COLB 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 COLB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricColumbia Banking SystemBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.02B$1.91B$12.05B$9.38BDividend Yield6.03%3.39%5.58%4.06%P/E Ratio10.3211.8819.1919.86Price / Sales1.732.7526.4679.06Price / Cash7.8211.3721.3457.53Price / Book1.001.302.335.72Net Income$533.67M$198.60M$997.60M$257.80M7 Day Performance-3.30%-1.05%0.13%1.07%1 Month Performance10.73%10.38%4.90%11.31%1 Year Performance2.74%9.70%541.38%17.01% Columbia Banking System Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COLBColumbia Banking System3.7494 of 5 stars$24.35+2.0%$28.79+18.2%+1.7%$5.02B$2.97B10.324,721News CoverageUpcoming EarningsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.3323 of 5 stars$67.04-1.0%$71.43+6.5%+12.7%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850Positive NewsBANRBanner2.8307 of 5 stars$67.96-1.0%$70.83+4.2%+14.3%$2.35B$832.99M13.351,956Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementCATYCathay General Bancorp4.0892 of 5 stars$47.31-1.4%$50.17+6.0%+13.0%$3.32B$1.39B11.951,266CVBFCVB Financial3.8267 of 5 stars$20.64-1.6%$23.50+13.9%+8.7%$2.84B$684.59M14.231,089Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFHBFirst Hawaiian1.9395 of 5 stars$26.27-0.5%$27.36+4.1%+4.3%$3.30B$1.17B14.282,000News CoverageFRMEFirst Merchants4.7387 of 5 stars$40.27-1.2%$46.40+15.2%+5.0%$2.35B$1.07B11.312,120News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGBCIGlacier Bancorp2.949 of 5 stars$45.72-2.9%$50.83+11.2%+3.7%$5.19B$836.32M27.383,550Positive NewsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.2899 of 5 stars$37.38-1.5%$42.20+12.9%+3.1%$1.16B$358.20M15.201,010PPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.8048 of 5 stars$22.76-1.5%$27.25+19.7%-20.2%$2.21B$905.41M14.971,325News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsFNBF.N.B.4.3452 of 5 stars$15.52-0.4%$17.57+13.2%+0.9%$5.58B$2.57B12.324,280Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Banner Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives CVB Financial Alternatives First Hawaiian Alternatives First Merchants Alternatives Glacier Bancorp Alternatives Origin Bancorp Alternatives Pacific Premier Bancorp Alternatives F.N.B. 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