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Columbia Banking System (COLB): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy5 Buy8 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 13 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 13 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $33.54, the highest $37.00, the lowest $31.00. The average is +17.9% from the last price of $28.44.
Analyst ratings 17
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI DeepSeek Banks - RegionalDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $33.00 → $32.00−3.0% | Buy | +12.5% | Reiterated | 18.10.26on TipRanks Oct 17 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Banks - RegionalDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $32.00 → $33.00+3.1% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 18:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Banks - RegionalAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $30.00 → $31.00+3.3% | Hold | +9.0% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 18:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Banks - RegionalAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $31.00 → $30.00−3.2% | Hold | +5.5% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| Bernard von-Gizycki★★★★★★★★★★#11314 · hits 54% · avg −15.3% | Deutsche Bank | $32.00 | Hold | +12.5% | Initiated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 08:35 | −1.0%next day +0.4% | ↗ |
| AI DeepSeek Banks - RegionalDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $33.00 → $32.00−3.0% | Buy | +12.5% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 15:05 | — | |
| Jon Arfstrom★★★★★★★★★★#325 · hits 62% · avg +15.8% | RBC Capital | $35.00 → $32.00−8.6% | Hold | +12.5% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 09:30 | −1.2%next day +0.6% · 5 days +2.2% | ↗ |
| AI DeepSeek Banks - RegionalDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $32.00 → $33.00+3.1% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 06:06 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Banks - RegionalDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $33.00 → $32.00−3.0% | Buy | +12.5% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks 03:05 | — | |
| Janet Lee★★★★★★★★★★#1538 · hits 81% · avg +12.0% | TD Cowen | $34.00 → $32.00−5.9% | Hold | +12.5% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 08:40 | −1.0%next day −0.4% · 5 days −1.6% | ↗ |
| Jared Shaw★★★★★★★★★★#1961 · hits 61% · avg +4.3% | Barclays | $30.00 → $32.00+6.7% | Hold | +12.5% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 04:55 | −1.0%next day −0.4% · 5 days −1.6% | ↗ |
| Matthew Clark★★★★★★★★★★#523 · hits 67% · avg +11.7% | Piper Sandler | $36.00 | Buy | +26.6% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks 07:05 | +0.3%next day −0.1% · 5 days −2.0% | ↗ |
| Anthony Elian★★★★★★★★★★#5465 · hits 50% · avg +2.5% | J.P. Morgan | $35.00 → $33.00−5.7% | Hold | +16.0% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks 06:15 | +0.3%next day −0.1% · 5 days −2.0% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Banks - RegionalxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $38.00 → $33.00−13.2% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:06 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Banks - RegionalDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $37.00 → $33.00−10.8% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:06 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Banks - RegionalOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $37.00 → $32.00−13.5% | Buy | +12.5% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:06 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Banks - RegionalAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $35.00 → $31.00−11.4% | Hold | +9.0% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:06 | — | |
| AI Google Banks - RegionalGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $38.00 → $33.00−13.2% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:06 | — | |
| Terry McEvoy★★★★★★★★★★#1227 · hits 64% · avg +9.0% | Stephens | $34.00 → $32.00−5.9% | Hold | +12.5% | Assigned | 29.09.26on TipRanks 18:25 | −0.1%next day +0.3% · 5 days −3.1% | ↗ |
| Ben Gerlinger★★★★★★★★★★#577 · hits 78% · avg +13.8% | Citi | $32.00 → $31.00−3.1% | Hold | +9.0% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 06:35 | −1.9%next day −0.9% · 5 days −1.0% | ↗ |
| Jared Shaw★★★★★★★★★★#1961 · hits 61% · avg +4.3% | Barclays | $30.00 | Hold | +5.5% | Reiterated | 16.09.26on TipRanks 05:09 | −1.0%next day −0.4% · 5 days −5.0% | ↗ |
| Jeff Rulis★★★★★★★★★★#389 · hits 75% · avg +15.8% | D.A. Davidson | $33.00 → $36.00+9.1% | Buy | +26.6% | Upgrade | 01.09.26on TipRanks 06:25 | −0.4%next day +2.1% · 5 days +1.7% | ↗ |
| AI PerPlexity Banks - RegionalPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $37.00 | Buy | +30.1% | Reiterated | 19.08.26on TipRanks Aug 18 23:05 | — | |
| Brandon Berman★★★★★★★★★★#2671 · hits 67% · avg +7.8% | Bank of America Securities | $38.00 → $37.00−2.6% | Buy | +30.1% | Reiterated | 28.07.26on TipRanks 06:51 | +1.0%next day 0.0% · 5 days −2.5% | ↗ |
| Timur Braziler★★★★★★★★★★#1476 · hits 62% · avg +9.8% | UBS | $33.00 → $32.00−3.0% | Hold | +12.5% | Reiterated | 27.07.26on TipRanks 12:57 | −0.8%next day +1.0% · 5 days −0.6% | ↗ |
| Andrew Terrell★★★★★★★★★★#2080 · hits 62% · avg +10.3% | Stephens | $36.00 | Buy | +26.6% | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 07:10 | −3.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −0.7% | ↗ |
| Christopher Mcgratty★★★★★★★★★★#163 · hits 77% · avg +15.3% | KBW | $34.00 → $35.00+2.9% | Buy | +23.1% | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 06:56 | −3.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −0.7% | ↗ |
| Jon Arfstrom★★★★★★★★★★#325 · hits 62% · avg +15.8% | RBC Capital | $34.00 → $35.00+2.9% | Hold | +23.1% | Reiterated | 23.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 07:20 | +0.1%next day −3.5% · 5 days −3.6% | ↗ |
| Nicholas Holowko★★★★★★★★★★#2435 · hits 80% · avg +13.7% | UBS | $30.00 → $33.00+10.0% | Hold | +16.0% | Reiterated | 04.02.26on TipRanks 06:40 | +2.8%next day +1.6% · 5 days +0.7% | ↗ |
| Janet Lee★★★★★★★★★★#1538 · hits 81% · avg +12.0% | TD Cowen | $32.00 | Hold | +12.5% | Reiterated | 26.01.26on TipRanks 07:40 | −0.5%next day −0.1% · 5 days +2.5% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering Columbia Banking System
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $33.91 at a price of $28.60 (+18.6%); now: $33.54 at $28.44 (+17.9%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Hold | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 22.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.77 (from $0.74 to $0.79). Last quarter: $0.76.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $688M (from $681M to $692M). Last quarter: $898M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About Columbia Banking System
- CEO: Clint Stein
- Employees: 6,005
- 1301 A Street, Tacoma, WA, 98402-4200, US
- www.columbiabankingsystem.com
Columbia Banking System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Columbia Bank that provides banking, private banking, mortgage, and other financial services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business, non-interest-bearing checking, interest-bearing checking and savings, money market, insured cash sweep and other investment sweep solutions, and certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial lending products, such as commercial lines of credit and term loans, accounts receivable and inventory financing, international trade finance, commercial property loans, multifamily loans, equipment loans, commercial equipment leases, real estate construction loans, permanent financing, small business administration program financing, and capital markets services. In addition, the company offers wealth management, comprising financial planning, investment, trust, insurance, and private banking solutions, as well as treasury management, which includes digital and mobile banking solutions, ACH, wires, positive pay, remote deposit capture, integrated payments, integrated receivables, lockbox, cash vault, real-time payments, commercial card, foreign exchange, trade and supply chain finance, international banking related products, and merchant services. Further, it provides residential real estate loans and consumer loans. The company serves corporate, institutional, small business, and individual customers in the United States. Columbia Banking System, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is based in Tacoma, Washington.
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