Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB)

Columbia Banking System Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts that cover Columbia Banking System stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $29, which forecasts a 9.60% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $24 and the highest is $35.

Price Target: $29 (+9.60%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$24	$29	$29	$35
Change	-9.30%	+9.60%	+9.60%	+32.28%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Columbia Banking System stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	1	1
Buy	3	3	2	2	1	2
Hold	12	12	13	13	14	13
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	15	15	15	16	16

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Christopher Mcgratty Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Hold → Buy Upgrades $30 → $31	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$30 → $31	+17.16%	Oct 10, 2025
Jon G. Arfstrom RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $27 → $28	Hold	Maintains	$27 → $28	+5.82%	Oct 10, 2025
Jared Shaw Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $30 → $29	Hold	Maintains	$30 → $29	+9.60%	Oct 8, 2025
Janet Lee TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold Initiates $28	Hold	Initiates	$28	+5.82%	Sep 25, 2025
David Feaster Raymond James	Raymond James	Buy → Strong Buy Upgrades $27 → $31	Buy → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$27 → $31	+17.16%	Sep 15, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

2.30B

Increased by 26.30%

from 1.82B

Revenue Next Year

2.99B

Increased by 29.61%

from 2.30B

EPS This Year

2.95

Increased by 15.58%

from 2.55

EPS Next Year

3.22

Increased by 9.28%

from 2.95

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.09B	1.32B	1.19B	1.78B	1.82B	2.30B	2.99B
Revenue Growth	-8.27%	21.01%	-10.09%	50.47%	2.22%	26.30%	29.61%
EPS	-11.61	3.21	2.60	1.78	2.55	2.95	3.22
EPS Growth	-	-	-19.00%	-31.54%	43.26%	15.58%	9.28%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	8.98	8.22
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	14	14

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	2.5B	3.2B
Avg	2.3B	3.0B
Low	2.1B	2.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	35.9%	38.0%
Avg	26.3%	29.6%
Low	14.1%	16.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	3.25	3.66
Avg	2.95	3.22
Low	2.70	2.79

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	27.4%	24.3%
Avg	15.6%	9.3%
Low	6.1%	-5.2%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.