Columbia Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLBK) Shares Bought by Blue Trust Inc.

Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of Columbia Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLBK) by 183.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,541 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,588 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Columbia Financial were worth $95,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC raised its position in Columbia Financial by 132.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 49,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $844,000 after acquiring an additional 28,147 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Columbia Financial by 36.9% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 45,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $779,000 after purchasing an additional 12,291 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Columbia Financial by 43.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 31,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $546,000 after purchasing an additional 9,663 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its stake in shares of Columbia Financial by 58.9% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 27,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,000 after purchasing an additional 10,270 shares during the period. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Columbia Financial during the third quarter worth $300,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 12.72% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Noel R. Holland sold 10,000 shares of Columbia Financial stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.06, for a total value of $170,600.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 30,501 shares in the company, valued at approximately $520,347.06. The trade was a 24.69 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 3.38% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Columbia Financial Stock Down 0.7 %

CLBK stock opened at $16.15 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $16.10 and its 200 day moving average is $16.91. The firm has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a PE ratio of -134.58 and a beta of 0.21. Columbia Financial, Inc. has a one year low of $13.79 and a one year high of $19.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99.

Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $0.11 EPS 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%. On average, research analysts forecast that Columbia Financial, Inc. will post 0.44 EPS for the current 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.