Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB)

Columbia Banking System Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 15 analysts that cover Columbia Banking System stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $30.97, which forecasts a 11.68% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $27 and the highest is $37.

Price Target: $30.97 (+11.68%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$27	$30.97	$31	$37
Change	-2.63%	+11.68%	+11.79%	+33.43%

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	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	2	2	3	3	3	3
Hold	11	10	10	10	11	11
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	14	13	14	14	15	15

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Matthew Clark Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Maintains $36 → $34	Buy	Maintains	$36 → $34	+22.61%	Apr 2, 2026
Anthony Elian JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $34 → $31	Hold	Maintains	$34 → $31	+11.79%	Apr 1, 2026
Christopher Spahr Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $28 → $30	Hold	Maintains	$28 → $30	+8.19%	Mar 30, 2026
Benjamin Gerlinger Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $30 → $32	Hold	Maintains	$30 → $32	+15.40%	Feb 24, 2026
Matthew Clark Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Maintains $35 → $36	Buy	Maintains	$35 → $36	+29.82%	Jan 26, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

2.84B

Increased by 31.80%

from 2.15B

Revenue Next Year

2.92B

Increased by 2.93%

from 2.84B

EPS This Year

3.12

Increased by 35.51%

from 2.30

EPS Next Year

3.43

Increased by 10.20%

from 3.12

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.32B	1.19B	1.78B	1.82B	2.15B	2.84B	2.92B
Revenue Growth	21.01%	-10.09%	50.48%	2.19%	17.99%	31.80%	2.93%
EPS	3.21	2.60	1.78	2.55	2.30	3.12	3.43
EPS Growth	-	-19.00%	-31.54%	43.26%	-9.80%	35.51%	10.20%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	8.90	8.07
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	15	15

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	3.0B	3.1B
Avg	2.8B	2.9B
Low	2.7B	2.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	38.5%	8.8%
Avg	31.8%	2.9%
Low	25.1%	-3.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	3.28	3.68
Avg	3.12	3.43
Low	2.94	3.13

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	42.4%	17.9%
Avg	35.5%	10.2%
Low	27.8%	0.3%

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.