SecBot SecBot

COLB

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.
Nasdaq· State Commercial Banks· Inc. WA· CIK 0000887343 Traditional Finance
$30.86 +0.97 (+3.25%)
Oct 23 4:00 PM ET · prev $29.89
Market cap
$8.5B
Mid cap
Consensus
Buy
55% Buy or better · 20 analysts
Median target
🔒 Subscribers only
1 year
+20.8%
from $25.54 · Oct 24
30 days
+5.8%
from $29.18
52-week range
$25.54–33.61
−8% from high · low Oct 24
Avg volume 20D
2.81M
shares / day
Short interest
11.06M
≈3.9% of shares · +4.7%
Days to cover
3.9
at average volume
Insider net
-$250.9K
1 buyer · 4 sellers · since Mar 1
New fund stakes
1
Q2 2026 13F · 4 exits
Filing reports
9
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read BULLISH 5 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 2 bullish · 1 mixed · 2 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 3/5
Strongest BULLISH Columbia Banking System reported Q3 2026 GAAP EPS of $0.78 (diluted) and operating EPS of $0.82, beating…
All reports →

Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    1 insider bought $22.5K at an average $25.37. 4 insiders sold $273.3K. Price is 22% above their cost.

  • InstitutionsMIXED

    Q2 2026: 29 added (1 new), 27 trimmed or exited. Largest new: D. E. Shaw & ., $28.8M.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    11 of 20 rate it Buy or better.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest +4.7% to 11.06M shares. 3.9 days to cover, ≈3.9% of shares.

  • TrendRANGE

    4% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
1
new positions
4
exits
$28.8M
in new stakes
FundMoveSharesValue
Bank of New York Mellon CorpTRIM3,771,212$120.9M
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORPDOUBLED3,176,857$101.8M
UBS Group AGTRIM2,636,227$84.5M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCADD2,571,314$82.4M
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LPADD1,978,842$63.4M
VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.ADD1,713,172$54.9M
JPMORGAN CHASE & COADD1,111,048$36.0M
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INCADD1,012,894$32.5M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

20 analysts
Buy 55% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy5Buy6Hold9Sell0Strong Sell0

Fresh Price Targets

Analyst price targets updated within the last 24 hours are for subscribers only.

Subscribe for Full Access
Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Oct 23, 2026RBC Capital
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINSector Perform
Oct 13, 2026Deutsche Bank
INITIATE
INITIATEHold
Oct 9, 2026RBC Capital
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINSector Perform
Oct 5, 2026Barclays
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINEqual-Weight
Oct 5, 2026TD Cowen
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINHold
Oct 1, 2026JP Morgan
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral

Insider ledger

Form 4
$22.5K
bought · 1 insider
$273.3K
sold · 4 insiders
+21.6%
vs their $25.37 cost
DateInsiderTypeValue
Sep 14, 2026
MACHUCA LUIS
Director
AWARD$18.1K
Sep 4, 2026
GARDNER STEVEN R
Director
AWARD2,577 sh
Sep 2, 2026
LAGOMARSINO SIMONE
Director
AWARD2,670 sh
Aug 14, 2026
Giem Judi
EVP CHRO
EXERCISE$78.2K
Aug 14, 2026
Giem Judi
EVP CHRO
TAX W/H$21.0K
Jun 30, 2026
Deer Aaron James
EVP Chief Strategy/Innov Offcr
BUY$22.5K
Jun 15, 2026
MACHUCA LUIS
Director
AWARD$17.9K
Jun 8, 2026
Moore Devine David
EVP Chief Marketing Officer
SELL$1.8K

Earnings setup

Estimates

Revision history: 🔒 Fresh data — subscribers only

PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q🔒 Fresh data — subscribers only
Next Q🔒 Fresh data — subscribers only
Current FY🔒 Fresh data — subscribers only
Next FY🔒 Fresh data — subscribers only
Congressional trades
COLB trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
2 members · 0 buys / 2 sells
DateMemberTypeAmountDisclosed
Mar 5, 2026
Josh Gottheimer
D· HOUSE· Umpqua Holdings Corp
SELL$1,001 - $15,000Apr 9, 2026(36d)
Jan 15, 2026
Gilbert Cisneros
D· HOUSE· Umpqua Holdings Corp
SELL$15,001 - $50,000Feb 16, 2026(33d)

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
11,055,591
shares short
+4.7%
vs prior settlement
3.9
days to cover
≈3.9%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 22, 2026 SEC
Columbia Banking System reported Q3 2026 GAAP EPS of $0.78 (diluted) and operating EPS of $0.82, beating consensus of…
8-K — Impact 6/10
Oct 22, 2026 Earnings result
COLB Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $0.82 (+4.7% vs est)
Oct 21, 2026 SEC
Five asset managers increased their COLB positions in Q3 2026, with two doubling holdings and one adding nearly 100%…
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Sep 30, 2026 SEC
Columbia Banking System filed an 8-K solely to announce the date of its Q3 2026 earnings release and conference call…
8-K — Impact 2/10
Sep 14, 2026 Insider
MACHUCA LUIS was granted 594 shares
Director @ $30.48 ($18.1K)
Sep 4, 2026 Insider
GARDNER STEVEN R was granted 2,577 shares
Director
Sep 2, 2026 Insider
LAGOMARSINO SIMONE was granted 2,670 shares
Director
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
Bank of New York — TRIM
3,771,212 shares ($120.9M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Recent
Oct 22, 2026
Earnings result
COLB Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $0.82 (+4.7% vs est)
Oct 15, 2026
Press release
Columbia Banking System Named the Top Performing Large U.S. Bank in Bank Director's 2026 RankingBanking Study
Ranks #1 among banks with at least $50B in assets TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB), the…
Sep 17, 2026
Press release
Columbia Bank Names Chris Orr to Lead Trust Sales and Strategic Partnerships for Columbia Private Trust
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Bank, a subsidiary of Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB), announced today it has…
Aug 18, 2026
Press release
Columbia Bank Continues Utah Expansion with New Draper Commercial Office and Retail Branch
TACOMA, Wash.,, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Bank (Columbia), a subsidiary of Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB), today…
Aug 6, 2026
Press release
Columbia Bank Continues Colorado Expansion with First Commercial Office and Retail Branch in Colorado Springs
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Bank (Columbia), a subsidiary of Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB), today announced…

SecBot reports

9 filings · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 mixed · 4 neutral
All COLB filing & press-release reports (9)