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Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (CBAN)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Fitzgerald, United States | NYSE
21.34 USD +0.05 (0.235%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 21.34

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:29 a.m. EDT

Colony Bankcorp presents a compelling case for a tactical swing trade backed by solid fundamentals. The stock is trading near its 52-week highs with a clear upward bias, supported by a robust 25% revenue growth and a healthy 22.5% profit margin. The balance sheet is fortress-like, with a payout ratio of just 28%, indicating ample room to sustain or grow dividends even if earnings fluctuate. While the statistical forecasting model shows only a modest 0.71% directional lean over the next 45 days—a signal that feels muted compared to the broader technical setup—the options market tells a different story. The complete absence of put buying and heavy call positioning suggests institutional and retail sentiment is firmly aligned with upside potential. This divergence between a conservative statistical forecast and aggressive options flow often signals that the market is pricing in a catalyst or a continuation of the current uptrend. For investors, this looks like a high-conviction entry for a near-term gain, though the lack of extreme momentum indicators suggests patience may be required to catch the full move.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.031934
MSTL0.043729
AutoETS0.046566
AutoARIMA0.061910

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 60%
H-stat 3.46
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.174
Excess Kurtosis -1.30
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-04
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-04
Revenue per Share 7.402
Market Cap 452,855,360
Trailing P/E 12.86
Forward P/E 9.57
Beta 0.54
Profit Margins 22.50%
Website https://colony.bank

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:29 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, evidenced by zero put volume and open interest across all expirations. Call activity is concentrated in the money and at-the-money strikes, with significant open interest at the $20 strike acting as a floor. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term calls relative to longer-dated ones, suggesting traders expect immediate upward movement or volatility expansion rather than a crash.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.54% 2.44% 3.05% 3.12%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-05 0.12000 0.542250
2026-05-06 0.12000 0.608519
2026-02-11 0.12000 0.583658
2025-11-05 0.11500 0.706388
2025-08-06 0.11500 0.717853
2025-05-07 0.11500 0.745301
2025-02-05 0.11500 0.686158
2024-11-06 0.11300 0.645714
2024-08-07 0.11300 0.863254
2024-05-07 0.11300 1.004444
2024-02-06 0.11300 0.970790
2023-11-07 0.11000 1.074219
2023-08-08 0.11000 1.003650
2023-05-09 0.11000 1.214128
2023-02-08 0.11000 0.840979
2022-11-03 0.10800 0.800000
2022-08-04 0.10800 0.754717
2022-05-05 0.10800 0.646707
2022-02-03 0.10800 0.655340
2021-11-02 0.10300 0.535621
2021-08-02 0.10300 0.572222
2021-04-30 0.10300 0.660680
2021-01-28 0.10300 0.743146
2020-10-29 0.10000 0.781250
2020-08-06 0.10000 0.934579
2020-05-07 0.10000 0.887311
2020-01-30 0.10000 0.647668
2019-10-30 0.07500 0.482315
2019-07-30 0.07500 0.449102
2019-04-29 0.07500 0.440399
2019-01-29 0.07500 0.476190
2018-10-29 0.05000 0.293083
2018-08-30 0.05000 0.277778
2018-06-01 0.05000 0.312500
2018-03-02 0.05000 0.341297
2017-12-04 0.02500 0.178571
2017-08-30 0.02500 0.193798
2017-05-31 0.02500 0.184502
2017-02-27 0.02500 0.179856
2009-06-26 0.04900 0.616352
2009-03-27 0.09800 1.498471
2008-12-29 0.09800 1.152941
2008-09-26 0.09800 0.937799
2008-06-26 0.09800 0.863436
2008-03-27 0.09800 0.729167
2007-12-27 0.09500 0.624179
2007-09-26 0.09300 0.544815
2007-06-27 0.09000 0.462250
2007-03-28 0.08800 0.434568
2006-12-27 0.08500 0.484331
2006-09-27 0.08300 0.415000
2006-06-28 0.08000 0.413437
2006-03-29 0.07800 0.332056
2005-12-28 0.07500 0.289799
2005-09-28 0.07200 0.261818
2005-06-28 0.07000 0.233333
2005-03-29 0.06800 0.265625
2004-12-29 0.06640 0.240232
2004-09-28 0.06400 0.322971
2004-06-28 0.06240 0.351986
2004-03-29 0.06000 0.352444
2003-12-29 0.05840 0.365000
2003-09-26 0.05600 0.386740
2003-06-26 0.05440 0.425000
2003-03-27 0.04800 0.423012
2002-12-27 0.04800 0.468750
2002-09-26 0.04480 0.485100
2002-06-26 0.04480 0.506146
2002-03-26 0.03840 0.434783
2001-12-27 0.03840 0.473186
2001-09-26 0.03840 0.545455
2001-06-27 0.03840 0.568720
2001-03-28 0.03840 0.571429
2000-12-27 0.03840 0.615385
2000-09-27 0.02880 0.433735
2000-06-28 0.02880 0.452830
2000-03-29 0.02560 0.335079
1999-12-29 0.02560 0.301887
1999-09-28 0.02240 0.293194
1999-06-28 0.02304 0.288000
1999-03-29 0.01920 0.214286
1998-12-29 0.01920 0.235294
1998-09-28 0.01920 0.236453
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.48
dividendYield 2.23
exDividendDate 2026-08-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.47
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.02207609
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-08-05
dividendDate 2026-08-19

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.25603294
Address1 115 South Grant Street
Address2 P.O. Box 989
All Time High 34.0
All Time Low 1.9
Ask 33.79
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 6
Average Daily Volume10 Day 131,650
Average Daily Volume3 Month 278,995
Average Volume 278,995
Average Volume10Days 131,650
Beta 0.54
Bid 8.34
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 2
Book Value 18.431
City Fitzgerald
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 21.34
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 21.47
Day Low 21.17
Display Name Colony Bankcorp
Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Dividend Rate 0.48
Dividend Yield 2.23
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,811,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,811,600
Earnings Growth 0.115
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.361
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,750,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,612,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,612,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 3.618
Enterprise Value 526,077,408
Eps Current Year 2.04
Eps Forward 2.23
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.66
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,888,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 21.2066
Fifty Day Average Change 0.13339996
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0062904926
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 25.603294
Fifty Two Week High 22.46
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.1199989
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.049866382
Fifty Two Week Low 15.8
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.54
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3506329
Fifty Two Week Range 15.8 - 22.46
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 891,527,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.05
Float Shares 20,282,574
Forward Eps 2.23
Forward P E 9.569507
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 528
Fullday Change 0.0499992
Fullday Change Percent 0.234848
Fullday Price 21.34
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 145,424,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.040760003
Held Percent Institutions 0.62723
Implied Shares Outstanding 21,220,965
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Ir Website http://investors.colonybank.com/CorporateProfile.aspx?iid=100882
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,785,888,000
Last Dividend Value 0.12
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,116,288,000
Last Split Factor 5:4
Long Business Summary Colony Bankcorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Colony Bank that provides various banking products and services to retail and commercial customers in the United States. It operates through Bank, Mortgage Banking, and Small Business Specialty Lending Division segments. The company offers deposit products, including checking, savings, money market, and other deposit options; and treasury solutions, merchant services, and other financial tools that support businesses in managing cash flow and operational efficiency. It also provides loans to small and medium-sized businesses; residential and commercial construction, and land development loans; commercial real estate loans; commercial loans; agri-business and production loans; residential mortgage loans; home equity loans and lines of credit; consumer loans; financing for marine and recreational vehicles; and small business administration and other government guaranteed loans. In addition, the company offers wealth management, consumer insurance, internet banking services, electronic bill payment services, safe deposit box rentals, telephone banking, credit and debit card services, and remote depository products, as well as access to a network of ATMs. Further, it provides health savings accounts, student savings, retirement and educational accounts, and certificates of deposit; financial advisory services; lot and small acreage loans, auto loans, working capital loans, USDA loan programs, healthcare lending, and equipment loans, as well as boat, RV, and ATV loans; agriculture lending for equipment, livestock, farmland, and crop production; homeowners, fixed life, auto, boat, renters, condo, ATV, motorcycle, and business insurance; liquidity management; and digital banking, mobile deposit, e-statements, and e-alerts services. Colony Bankcorp, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Long Name Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 452,855,360
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_384854
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 32,723,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 451,794,344
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 21.26
Operating Cashflow 24,035,000
Operating Margins 0.36481997
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.2831
Peg Ratio 2.11
Phone 229 426 6000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 21.34
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 21.29
Price Eps Current Year 10.460785
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1578319
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.1140132
Profit Margins 0.22502
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0499992
Regular Market Change Percent 0.234848
Regular Market Day High 21.47
Regular Market Day Low 21.17
Regular Market Day Range 21.17 - 21.47
Regular Market Open 21.26
Regular Market Previous Close 21.29
Regular Market Price 21.34
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 88,403
Return On Assets 0.00971
Return On Equity 0.09571
Revenue Growth 0.253
Revenue Per Share 7.402
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 21,220,965
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.052699998
Shares Short 1,118,393
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 805,671
Short Name Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0548
Short Ratio 4.98
Source Interval 15
State GA
Symbol CBAN
Target High Price 26.0
Target Low Price 24.0
Target Mean Price 25.0
Target Median Price 25.0
Total Cash 159,946,000
Total Cash Per Share 7.537
Total Debt 233,168,000
Total Revenue 145,424,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.47
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.02207609
Trailing Eps 1.66
Trailing P E 12.855422
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.73825
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.6017494
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08114951
Type Disp Equity
Volume 88,403
Website https://colony.bank
Zip 31,750