In a filing, Columbia Banking System, Inc revealed its Senior Executive VP Nixon Torran B unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.12 million on Mar 04 ’25. In the deal valued at $25.99 per share,4,481 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Nixon Torran B now holds 104,869 shares worth roughly $2.53 million.
Then, Nixon Torran B bought 4,481 shares, generating $116,461 in total proceeds.
Jefferies initiated its Columbia Banking System, Inc [COLB] rating to a Hold in a research note published on May 21, 2025; the price target was $27. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wells Fargo’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early January from “an Equal weight” to “an Overweight”. Wedbush revised its rating on September 24, 2024. It rated COLB as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of COLB
On Tuesday, Columbia Banking System, Inc [NASDAQ:COLB] saw its stock jump 0.29% to $24.08. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.73%. Columbia Banking System, Inc shares have fallen nearly -10.85% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 27.47% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Columbia Banking System, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Columbia Banking System, Inc stocks on 2025-05-15, growing by 2.12 million shares to a total of 9.61 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-15 was 7.49 million shares. There was a rise of 22.09%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on March 08, 2024 when Barclays began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Equal weight”‘ rating along with a $20 price target.
