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Track CLBK free→NASDAQFinancialsBanks - RegionalSnapshot 2026-06-15
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is neutral, and management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent disruptive corporate changes. Earnings quality is neutral, and the sector backdrop is a headwind, indicating challenges in the current market environment. Peer multiples imply a price about 169% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the read is rich, as it trades above peer multiples, and the longer horizon does not make that back through growth. Key factors to watch include guidance changes and sector trends, as these could significantly impact CLBK's performance. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 5 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $20.12. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $20 CLBK trades at 34× p/e — 2.8× the 12× p/e peer median. The market is re-rating it beyond its own range; our $7.49 fair value is low-confidence here. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The market is pricing in roughly 169% near-term growth, well above our forecast of about 10%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Flags: expensive valuation, a turbulent sector regime (Heating).
For similar setups historically (n=2,301): about 43% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 77% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Financials names rated neutral grew net income 52% of the time over the next year (vs 61% for the rest of the cohort, n=4936).
Over the trailing year it converted 1.31x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Financials names rated neutral grew net income 58% of the time over the next year (vs 55% for the rest of the cohort, n=4725).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.17 → $0.15 (-9.1% / 30d). 0 raised, 1 cut, 1 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 0% of analysts rate Buy.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$88.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$255.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $1,338.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: FOMC decisions change interest rates and lending rules. This affects how much money Columbia makes.
Confirms one read:FOMC raises interest rates or hints at future increases.
Confirms the other:FOMC keeps interest rates the same and says there will be no future increases.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for CLBK yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Entry Into Material Definitive Agreement Delaware corporation, Columbia Bank, MHC and Columbia Bank entered into an Agency Agreement with Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (“KBW”), which will assist the Company on a best efforts basis in selling the shares of the Company’s common stock in the Company’s subscription and community offerings, and act as lead-left book running manager for any firm commitment underwritten offering. KBW will receive a fee of 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price of all s…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Regional Banks.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
CLBK Columbia Financial, Inc. | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 7 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
HDB HDFC BANK LTD | — | — | moderate |
IBN ICICI BANK LTD | — | — | moderate |
ITUB ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA | — | — | moderate |
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 2 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
8 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Financials names rated volatile grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=3774).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Columbia Financial is focused on completing the merger with Northfield Bancorp, expected to be 50% accretive to 2027 EPS.
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. The merger with Northfield Bancorp is expected to be 50% accretive to 2027 EPS. Revenue in 2026-Q1 was $118.9M, down from $121.9M in 2025-Q4. The merger is a strategic growth initiative, but financials show a slight revenue decline, indicating limited immediate impact.
“Columbia anticipates that the merger with Northfield would be 50% accretive to Columbia's 2027 earnings per share.”
“Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement with Northfield Bancorp.”
Columbia Financial is undergoing significant executive leadership changes, including a new CFO.
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. Columbia Financial has made significant executive changes, including appointing Thomas Splaine, Jr. as CFO. Despite these changes, net income decreased from $15.7M in 2025-Q4 to $13.1M in 2026-Q1, indicating limited immediate financial impact.
“Thomas Splaine, Jr. designated as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.”
Why it matters: A drop in revenue growth could signal a slowdown in the financial sector. This would impact Columbia's performance.
Confirms:Revenue growth falls below 15% year over year.
Disproves:Revenue growth remains above 15% year over year.
Why it matters: Retail sales data can indicate consumer spending trends. This affects Columbia's loan demand.
Confirms one read:Retail sales increase more than 0.5% month over month.
Confirms the other:Retail sales decrease or grow less than 0.5% month over month.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On April 17, 2026, the Board of Directors of Columbia Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) designated Thomas Splaine, Jr., the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as the Company’s “principal financial officer” and “principal accounting officer” for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting matters. As previously d…
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On April 21, 2026 and April 22, 2026, Columbia Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“ Columbia Financial ”) entered into new employment agreements with (i) Dennis E. Gibney, First Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer; (ii) Allyson Schlesinger, Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer Banking; (iii) John Klimowich, Sen…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 20, 2026, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company's press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information set forth in this
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers . Appointment of First Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer On January 28, 2026, the Board of Directors of Columbia Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Columbia Bank (the “Bank”), approved the promotion, effective immediately, of Dennis E. Gibn…
“Promotion of Dennis E. Gibney as First Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer.”