Columbia Banking (COLB) Beats Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Columbia Banking (COLB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.76 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.66 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.67 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +15.15%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank holding company would post earnings of $0.63 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.67, delivering a surprise of +6.35%.Over the last four quarter ...