Columbia Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLBK) Holdings Increased by Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Columbia Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLBK) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 230,637 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,946 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned about 0.22% of Columbia Financial worth $3,646,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Delta Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Columbia Financial during the fourth quarter valued at $578,000. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Columbia Financial by 132.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 49,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $844,000 after buying an additional 28,147 shares during the period. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Columbia Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $332,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Columbia Financial during the third quarter valued at about $300,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings 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 worth $779,000 after buying an additional 12,291 shares during the period. 12.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Columbia Financial Stock Up 0.5 %

CLBK stock opened at $15.22 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.59 billion, a P/E ratio of -126.83 and a beta of 0.16. Columbia Financial, Inc. has a 52-week low of $13.79 and a 52-week high of $19.28. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $15.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.50.

Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.04. Columbia Financial had a negative net margin of 2.39% and a positive return on equity of 2.20%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Columbia Financial, Inc. will post 0.43 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.