Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK)Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Fair Lawn, United States | NasdaqGS
10.84 USD
-0.03
(-0.276%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 10.84 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:53 a.m. EDT
Columbia Financial presents a classic case of a distressed asset undergoing a complex restructuring. While the company recently completed a massive capital raise and acquisition, the market has punished the stock heavily, dragging the price down 15% over the last year and leaving it trading well below its book value. The recent surge in trading volume and insider buying suggests a floor is forming, yet the heavy concentration of options buyers on the put side indicates that speculators remain deeply concerned about further volatility or a failure of the turnaround story. The statistical forecast model sees no immediate directional edge, which aligns with the mixed signals: insiders are buying, but the broader options market is hedging against a drop. For investors, this is a hold situation; the balance sheet is fortified by the new cash, but the path to profitability and the execution of the acquisition strategy remain unproven, preventing a strong buy recommendation despite the attractive valuation metrics. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.082410 |
| AutoETS | 0.085298 |
| AutoTheta | 0.085600 |
| MSTL | 0.088475 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 5.52 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.072 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.43 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-08-11 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-08-11 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.196 |
| Market Cap | 2,921,869,056 |
| Trailing P/E | 18.69 |
| Forward P/E | 14.08 |
| Beta | 0.26 |
| Profit Margins | 21.76% |
| Website | https://www.columbiabankonline.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume concentrated at strikes significantly out-of-the-money (OTM), suggesting a fear of a sharp downside gap rather than a gradual decline. Call interest is skewed toward OTM strikes, indicating a speculative hope for a recovery rally, but the overwhelming majority of open interest sits in the put side, creating a 'bearish gamma' environment where rallies may face selling pressure.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | 0.05 | 0.429185 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.65956855 |
| Address1 | 19-01 Route 208 North |
| All Time High | 12.0 |
| All Time Low | 4.668182 |
| Ask | 13.76 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,465,070 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 6,236,557 |
| Average Volume | 6,236,557 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,465,070 |
| Beta | 0.264 |
| Bid | 7.72 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 5.225 |
| City | Fair Lawn |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.84 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 10.88 |
| Day Low | 10.7 |
| Display Name | Columbia Financial |
| Dividend Date | 1,787,702,400 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.84 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.167 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.177 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,526,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,526,400 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 11.483 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,068,532,224 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.61333 |
| Eps Forward | 0.77 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.58 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,786,492,800 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.3655 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.5255003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.04623644 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 65.956856 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.1599998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.09666666 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 6.209091 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.630909 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.7458272 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 6.209091 - 12.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,524,490,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 261,784,931 |
| Forward Eps | 0.77 |
| Forward P E | 14.077923 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 749 |
| Fullday Change | -0.029999733 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.2759865 |
| Fullday Price | 10.84 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | 267,228,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.29400998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.05173 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 269,545,135 |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Disp | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Key | banks-regional |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,786,492,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.05 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,784,592,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 22:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Columbia Financial, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Columbia Bank that provides banking and other financial services to businesses and consumers in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including non-interest and interest-bearing demand accounts, savings and club deposits, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial loans, including multifamily and commercial real estate, commercial business, and construction loans; residential loans, such as one-to-four family residential real estate and one-to-four family residential loans; consumer loans, which includes home equity loans and advances, as well as automobile, personal, unsecured, and overdraft lines of credit; and securities activities. In addition, the company offers title insurance products; wealth management services; and cash management services comprising remote deposit, lockbox service, sweep accounts, and escrow services. Columbia Financial, Inc. was founded in 1926 and is based in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. |
| Long Name | Columbia Financial, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,921,869,056 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_65030158 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 58,146,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,163,371,067 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 10.75 |
| Operating Cashflow | 78,414,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.32641998 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 800 522 4167 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 10.84 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,008,053 |
| Previous Close | 10.87 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 17.67401 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.0746412 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 10.933993 |
| Profit Margins | 0.21759 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.66667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0299997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.275986 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.88 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.7 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.7 - 10.88 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.75 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.87 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.84 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,518,188 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00508 |
| Return On Equity | 0.05019 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.131 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.196 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1570785 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 269,545,135 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.081499994 |
| Shares Short | 21,969,744 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 19,108,938 |
| Short Name | Columbia Financial, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.114700004 |
| Short Ratio | 4.78 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NJ |
| Symbol | CLBK |
| Target High Price | 14.5 |
| Target Low Price | 14.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 14.16667 |
| Target Median Price | 14.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,101,959,936 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.088 |
| Total Debt | 1,248,622,976 |
| Total Revenue | 267,228,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.58 |
| Trailing P E | 18.689655 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 9.312852 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.5271482 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.16398288 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,518,188 |
| Website | https://www.columbiabankonline.com |
| Zip | 7,410 |