Columbia Banking System vs East West Bancorp
COLB and EWBC side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How COLB and EWBC compare
East West Bancorp is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Columbia Banking System ($17.9B against $8.7B).
On earnings, Columbia Banking System is cheaper: it trades at 12.2× trailing earnings, against 12.6× for East West Bancorp.
Columbia Banking System grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (33.7% versus 13.7% for East West Bancorp).
East West Bancorp keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 46.6% compared with 26.8% at Columbia Banking System.
Both pay dividends: Columbia Banking System yields 4.8% and East West Bancorp 2.3%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | COLB | EWBC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.7B | $17.9B |
| Share price | $30.70 | $130.81 |
| Change, 1 year | 16.5% | 31.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −16.0% | 57.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 1.10 |
| Employees | 6,005 | 3,350 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 16 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.2× (better) | 12.6× |
| P/S | 3.3× (better) | 5.8× |
| P/B | 1.2× (better) | 1.9× |
| PEG | – | 1.99 |
| Fair value | $30.33 | $111.38 |
| Margin of safety | −1.2% (better) | −17.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 33.7% (better) | 13.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −21.8% | 12.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 34.7% (better) | 21.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −0.79% | 21.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.1% | 19.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 26.8% | 46.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.0% | 16.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.13 | 0.32 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.8% (better) | 2.3% |
| Payout ratio | 55.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 8 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 12.5% | 16.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 5.9% (better) | 0.69% |
| Shareholder yield | 10.7% (better) | 3.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.3% | 92.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.79% | 0.82% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$655K (better) | −$27.3M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.9% | 3.2% |
Go deeper
- COLB stock overview
- COLB income statement
- COLB valuation and score
- EWBC stock overview
- EWBC income statement
- EWBC valuation and score
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