Columbia Banking System vs First Interstate BancSystem
COLB and FIBK 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 FIBK compare
Columbia Banking System is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as First Interstate BancSystem ($8.7B against $3.6B).
On earnings, First Interstate BancSystem is cheaper: it trades at 11.6× trailing earnings, against 12.2× for Columbia Banking System.
Columbia Banking System grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (33.7% versus 6.0% for First Interstate BancSystem).
First Interstate BancSystem keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 30.3% compared with 26.8% at Columbia Banking System.
Both pay dividends: Columbia Banking System yields 4.8% and First Interstate BancSystem 5.0%.
First Interstate BancSystem scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 16 for Columbia Banking System), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | COLB | FIBK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.7B | $3.6B |
| Share price | $30.70 | $37.65 |
| Change, 1 year | 16.5% | 17.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −16.0% | −12.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 0.77 |
| Employees | 6,005 | 3,376 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.2× | 11.6× (better) |
| P/S | 3.3× (better) | 3.4× |
| P/B | 1.2× | 1.1× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.80 |
| Fair value | $30.33 | $40.09 |
| Margin of safety | −1.2% | 6.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 33.7% (better) | 6.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −21.8% | 10.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 34.7% | 41.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −0.79% | 46.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.1% (better) | 3.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 26.8% | 30.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.0% (better) | 9.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.13 | 0.21 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.8% | 5.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 55.8% | 58.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 12.5% (better) | −1.2% |
| Buyback yield | 5.9% | 7.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 10.7% | 12.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.3% | 95.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.79% | 43.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$655K (better) | −$8.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.9% | 16.1% |
Go deeper
- COLB stock overview
- COLB income statement
- COLB valuation and score
- FIBK stock overview
- FIBK income statement
- FIBK valuation and score
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