Barclays PLC Grows Stock Holdings in Columbia Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLBK)

Barclays PLC grew its position in Columbia Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLBK) by 132.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 49,452 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,147 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Columbia Financial were worth $844,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new position in shares of Columbia Financial in the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Columbia Financial by 214.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,000 after acquiring an additional 4,604 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Columbia Financial by 13.0% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 44,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $669,000 after acquiring an additional 5,150 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Columbia Financial by 6,151.2% during the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 5,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 5,290 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Columbia Financial by 64.0% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 13,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $235,000 after acquiring an additional 5,374 shares during the last quarter. 12.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Columbia Financial

In other Columbia Financial news, Director Noel R. Holland sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.06, for a total transaction of $170,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 30,501 shares in the company, valued at $520,347.06. This trade represents a 24.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 3.38% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Columbia Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CLBK opened at $15.87 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $17.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.92. Columbia Financial, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $13.79 and a fifty-two week high of $20.46. The firm has a market cap of $1.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 105.81 and a beta of 0.22.

Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.06. Columbia Financial had a net margin of 3.35% and a return on equity of 2.09%. The business had revenue of $124.87 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.95 million. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Columbia Financial, Inc. will post 0.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Financial Profile

Columbia Financial, Inc, a bank holding company, provides various financial services to businesses and consumers in the United States. Its deposit products include checking, interest-earning checking products and municipal, savings and club deposits, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.