SG Americas Securities LLC Has $239,000 Stock Position in Columbia Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLBK)

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Columbia Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLBK) by 9.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,106 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,341 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Columbia Financial were worth $239,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Columbia Financial by 43.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 31,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $546,000 after purchasing an additional 9,663 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Columbia Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at $300,000. Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of Columbia Financial by 132.1% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 49,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $844,000 after purchasing an additional 28,147 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of Columbia Financial by 36.9% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 45,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $779,000 after purchasing an additional 12,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of Columbia Financial by 146.0% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 15,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 9,374 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 12.72% of the company’s stock.

Columbia Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CLBK opened at $16.27 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $16.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $16.91. Columbia Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $13.79 and a twelve month high of $19.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -135.58 and a beta of 0.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32.

Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.04. Columbia Financial had a positive return on equity of 2.20% and a negative net margin of 2.39%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Columbia Financial, Inc. will post 0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Columbia Financial

In other Columbia Financial news, Director Noel R. Holland sold 10,000 shares of Columbia Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.06, for a total value of $170,600.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 30,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $520,347.06. The trade was a 24.69 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 3.38% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.