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Columbia Banking System Inc has a consensus price target of $29.03 based on the ratings of 19 analysts. The high is $35 issued by Wedbush on October 25, 2024. The low is $21.5 issued by UBS on January 26, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Jefferies, Piper Sandler, and Barclays on May 21, 2025, April 28, 2025, and April 25, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $29.67 between Jefferies, Piper Sandler, and Barclays, there's an implied 25.76% upside for Columbia Banking System Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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05/21/2025 | Buy Now | 14.46% | Jefferies | David Chiaverini66% | → $27 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 27.17% | Piper Sandler | Matthew Clark66% | $32 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/25/2025 | Buy Now | 35.65% | Barclays | Jared Shaw65% | $27 → $32 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 14.46% | RBC Capital | Karl Shepard39% | $32 → $27 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 5.98% | DA Davidson | Jeff Rulis54% | $35 → $25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 27.17% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Christopher Mcgratty63% | $33 → $30 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 22.93% | Wells Fargo | Timur Braziler62% | $26 → $29 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/09/2025 | Buy Now | 10.22% | Wells Fargo | Jared Shaw65% | $35 → $26 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 14.46% | Barclays | Jared Shaw65% | $33 → $27 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/28/2025 | Buy Now | 31.41% | Stephens & Co. | Andrew Terrell59% | $33 → $31 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/27/2025 | Buy Now | 27.17% | Citigroup | Ben Gerlinger73% | $31 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/24/2025 | Buy Now | 39.89% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Christopher Mcgratty63% | $34 → $33 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 27.17% | JP Morgan | Anthony Elian45% | $32 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 48.37% | Wells Fargo | Timur Braziler62% | $33 → $35 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 35.65% | UBS | Nicholas Holowko25% | → $32 | Assumes | → Neutral | Get Alert |
12/05/2024 | Buy Now | 39.89% | Barclays | Jared Shaw65% | $29 → $33 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
12/04/2024 | Buy Now | 44.13% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Christopher Mcgratty63% | $30 → $34 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
12/03/2024 | Buy Now | 39.89% | Wells Fargo | Timur Braziler62% | $30 → $33 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/28/2024 | Buy Now | 27.17% | Truist Securities | Brandon King76% | $28 → $30 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 22.93% | Barclays | Jared Shaw65% | $25 → $29 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 31.41% | RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom79% | $29 → $31 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 48.37% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini66% | $31 → $35 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 27.17% | Wells Fargo | Timur Braziler62% | $28 → $30 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 18.69% | JP Morgan | Steven Alexopoulos68% | $29 → $28 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/02/2024 | Buy Now | 18.69% | Raymond James | David Feaster66% | $26 → $28 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/01/2024 | Buy Now | 18.69% | Wells Fargo | Timur Braziler62% | $26 → $28 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
09/27/2024 | Buy Now | 5.98% | Barclays | Jared Shaw65% | $24 → $25 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
09/24/2024 | Buy Now | 31.41% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini66% | $28 → $31 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
09/20/2024 | Buy Now | 18.69% | Truist Securities | Brandon King76% | $29 → $28 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/30/2024 | Buy Now | 22.93% | JP Morgan | Steven Alexopoulos68% | $22 → $29 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 22.93% | Truist Securities | Brandon King76% | $20 → $29 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 10.22% | Stephens & Co. | Andrew Terrell59% | $22 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 5.98% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini66% | $20 → $25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 10.22% | RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom79% | $21 → $26 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 10.22% | Wells Fargo | Timur Braziler62% | $22 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 14.46% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Christopher Mcgratty63% | $23 → $27 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 1.74% | Barclays | Jared Shaw65% | $21 → $24 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
06/27/2024 | Buy Now | -6.74% | JP Morgan | Steven Alexopoulos68% | $23 → $22 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
06/05/2024 | Buy Now | 14.46% | Piper Sandler | Matthew Clark66% | $27 → $27 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -15.22% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini66% | $20 → $20 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -10.98% | Barclays | Jared Shaw65% | $20 → $21 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/10/2024 | Buy Now | -6.74% | Wells Fargo | Timur Braziler62% | $25 → $22 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/09/2024 | Buy Now | -10.98% | RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom79% | $25 → $21 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
04/05/2024 | Buy Now | -2.5% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Christopher Mcgratty63% | $25 → $23 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
04/04/2024 | Buy Now | -6.74% | JP Morgan | Steven Alexopoulos68% | $23 → $22 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/01/2024 | Buy Now | -15.22% | Truist Securities | Brandon King76% | $22 → $20 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
03/13/2024 | Buy Now | -15.22% | Citigroup | Ben Gerlinger73% | $25 → $20 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
03/13/2024 | Buy Now | -15.22% | DA Davidson | Jeff Rulis54% | $25 → $20 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
03/08/2024 | Buy Now | -15.22% | Barclays | Jared Shaw65% | → $20 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/26/2024 | Buy Now | -8.86% | UBS | Brody Preston74% | $28 → $21.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/26/2024 | Buy Now | -2.5% | JP Morgan | Steven Alexopoulos68% | $30 → $23 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/26/2024 | Buy Now | 5.98% | Citigroup | Ben Gerlinger73% | $28 → $25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/25/2024 | Buy Now | 1.74% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini66% | $29 → $24 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/25/2024 | Buy Now | 5.98% | RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom79% | $28 → $25 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
01/25/2024 | Buy Now | 5.98% | DA Davidson | Jeff Rulis54% | $32 → $25 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
01/25/2024 | Buy Now | 1.74% | Stephens & Co. | Andrew Terrell59% | → $24 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/25/2024 | Buy Now | 5.98% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Christopher Mcgratty63% | $30 → $25 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
01/25/2024 | Buy Now | 22.93% | Piper Sandler | Matthew Clark66% | $36 → $29 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
01/25/2024 | Buy Now | 5.98% | Raymond James | David Feaster66% | → $25 | Downgrade | Strong Buy → Outperform | Get Alert |
12/01/2023 | Buy Now | -2.5% | Citigroup | Ben Gerlinger73% | → $23 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
10/23/2023 | Buy Now | -15.22% | Truist Securities | Brandon King76% | $21 → $20 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
10/19/2023 | Buy Now | -6.74% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini66% | $21 → $22 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/19/2023 | Buy Now | 5.98% | Raymond James | David Feaster66% | $27 → $25 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
10/06/2023 | Buy Now | -10.98% | UBS | Brody Preston74% | $18 → $21 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
10/04/2023 | Buy Now | -2.5% | Wells Fargo | Jared Shaw65% | $25 → $23 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
09/27/2023 | Buy Now | -10.98% | Truist Securities | Brandon King76% | $22 → $21 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/20/2023 | Buy Now | 10.22% | RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom79% | → $26 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
07/20/2023 | Buy Now | 5.98% | Wells Fargo | Jared Shaw65% | $29 → $25 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/20/2023 | Buy Now | 10.22% | Stephens & Co. | Andrew Terrell59% | $27 → $26 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/20/2023 | Buy Now | 1.74% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini66% | → $24 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
07/20/2023 | Buy Now | 14.46% | Raymond James | David Feaster66% | $28 → $27 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
06/29/2023 | Buy Now | -6.74% | Truist Securities | Brandon King76% | $23 → $22 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
05/03/2023 | Buy Now | 22.93% | Piper Sandler | Matthew Carletti84% | $32 → $29 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -2.5% | Truist Securities | Brandon King76% | $24 → $23 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
05/01/2023 | Buy Now | 27.17% | Stephens & Co. | Andrew Terrell59% | $34 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 1.74% | Wedbush | David Chiaverini66% | $23 → $24 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/06/2023 | Buy Now | 22.93% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Christopher Mcgratty63% | $36 → $29 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
04/06/2023 | Buy Now | 18.69% | Raymond James | David Feaster66% | $34 → $28 | Upgrade | Outperform → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
03/23/2023 | Buy Now | 1.74% | Truist Securities | Brandon King76% | $33 → $24 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
03/17/2023 | Buy Now | 35.65% | Piper Sandler | Matthew Clark66% | → $32 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
03/02/2023 | Buy Now | 39.89% | Truist Securities | Brandon King76% | → $33 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
03/01/2023 | Buy Now | 56.85% | Wells Fargo | Jared Shaw65% | → $37 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
02/06/2023 | Buy Now | 48.37% | Stephens & Co. | Andrew Terrell59% | $33 → $35 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/21/2022 | Buy Now | 48.37% | RBC Capital | Jon Arfstrom79% | $34 → $35 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
07/07/2022 | Buy Now | 44.13% | Raymond James | David Feaster66% | $38 → $34 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) was reported by Jefferies on May 21, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $27.00 expecting COLB to rise to within 12 months (a possible 14.46% upside). 39 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) was provided by Jefferies, and Columbia Banking System initiated their hold rating.
The last upgrade for Columbia Banking System Inc happened on January 6, 2025 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $35. Wells Fargo previously had an equal-weight for Columbia Banking System Inc.
The last downgrade for Columbia Banking System Inc happened on January 25, 2024 when DA Davidson changed their price target from $32 to $25 for Columbia Banking System Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Columbia Banking System, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Columbia Banking System was filed on May 21, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 21, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Columbia Banking System (COLB) rating was a initiated with a price target of $0.00 to $27.00. The current price Columbia Banking System (COLB) is trading at is $23.59, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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