COLB vs. RF, KEY, EWBC, FHN, WBS, WAL, PNFP, CFR, WTFC, and CBSH
Should you be buying Columbia Banking System stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Banking System include Regions Financial (RF), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), and Commerce Bancshares (CBSH). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Columbia Banking System vs.
Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) and Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and community ranking.
Regions Financial received 666 more outperform votes than Columbia Banking System when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.77% of users gave Regions Financial an outperform vote while only 42.34% of users gave Columbia Banking System an outperform vote.
Regions Financial currently has a consensus price target of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.30%. Columbia Banking System has a consensus price target of $30.38, suggesting a potential upside of 14.62%. Given Regions Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Regions Financial is more favorable than Columbia Banking System.
In the previous week, Regions Financial had 13 more articles in the media than Columbia Banking System. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Regions Financial and 6 mentions for Columbia Banking System. Regions Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Columbia Banking System's score of 1.45 indicating that Regions Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Regions Financial has a net margin of 20.20% compared to Columbia Banking System's net margin of 17.99%. Regions Financial's return on equity of 12.83% beat Columbia Banking System's return on equity.
Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Columbia Banking System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Regions Financial pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Columbia Banking System pays out 56.7% 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. Regions Financial has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.
Regions Financial has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Banking System has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
79.4% of Regions Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Regions Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Columbia Banking System. Columbia Banking System is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regions Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Regions Financial beats Columbia Banking System on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:COLB) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
