Columbia Banking System vs M&T Bank
COLB and MTB 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 MTB compare
M&T Bank is the larger company, worth 3.7 times as much as Columbia Banking System ($31.8B against $8.7B).
On earnings, Columbia Banking System is cheaper: it trades at 10.6× trailing earnings, against 11.5× for M&T Bank.
Columbia Banking System grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (33.6% versus 5.5% for M&T Bank).
M&T Bank keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 176% compared with 30.2% at Columbia Banking System.
Both pay dividends: Columbia Banking System yields 4.8% and M&T Bank 2.7%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | COLB | MTB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.7B | $31.8B |
| Share price | $30.71 | $220.19 |
| Change, 1 year | 13.3% | 17.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −9.8% | 39.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 0.82 |
| Employees | 6,005 | 22K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 | 17 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.6× (better) | 11.5× |
| P/S | 3.1× (better) | 18.5× |
| P/B | 1.2× | 1.1× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.83 |
| Fair value | $31.52 | $231.39 |
| Margin of safety | 2.6% | 4.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 33.6% (better) | 5.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −21.8% (better) | −22.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 74.7% (better) | 8.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 29.6% (better) | 18.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.1% (better) | 11.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 30.2% | 176% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.2% (better) | 10.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.23 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.14 | 0.25 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.8% (better) | 2.7% |
| Payout ratio | 50.9% | 29.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 12.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | 8.3% (better) | 7.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 13.1% (better) | 10.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.3% | 91.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.78% | 0.36% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$983K (better) | −$24.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | 3.4% |
Go deeper
- COLB stock overview
- COLB income statement
- COLB valuation and score
- MTB stock overview
- MTB income statement
- MTB valuation and score
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