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COLB vs MFG
Side-by-side comparison of Columbia Banking System Inc. (COLB) and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan) (MFG): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both COLB and MFG operate in Major Banks (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- MFG is the larger of the two at $132.71B, about 14.1x COLB ($9.43B).
- Over the past year, COLB is up 36.3% and MFG is up 93.3% - MFG leads by 57.0 points.
- MFG has been more active in the news (22 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for COLB).
- COLB has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 4 for MFG).
Columbia Banking System Inc.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Columbia State Bank that provides a range of banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. It offers personal banking products and services, including non-interest and interest-bearing checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; home mortgages for purchases and refinances, home equity loans and lines of credit, and other personal loans; debit and credit cards; and digital banking services. The company also provides business banking products and services, such as checking, savings, interest-bearing money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; agricultural, asset-based, builder and other commercial real estate loans, as well as loans guaranteed by the small business administration; debit and credit cards; and professional banking, treasury management, merchant card, and international banking services. In addition, it offers wealth management solutions that include financial planning services, such as asset allocation, net worth analysis, estate planning and preservation, education funding, and wealth transfer; insurance solutions, which include long-term care, and life and disability insurance; individual retirement solutions comprising retirement planning, retirement income strategies, and traditional and roth individual retirement accounts; and business solutions, which comprise business retirement plans, key person insurance, business succession planning, and deferred compensation plans to individuals, families, and professional businesses. Further, the company provides fiduciary, investment, and administrative trust services, such as personal and special needs trusts, estate settlement services, and investment agency and charitable management services. As of December 31, 2020, it operated approximately 145 branches. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Tacoma, Washington.
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan)
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in banking, trust, securities, and other businesses related to financial services in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia/Oceania, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Retail & Business Banking Company, Corporate & Institutional Company, Global Corporate Company, Global Markets Company, and Asset Management Company. The company provides deposit products; syndicated, housing, and card loans; business matching services; and advisory services related to overseas expansions, and mergers and acquisitions-related services. It also offers consulting services, including asset management and asset succession; payroll services; and sells lottery tickets issued by prefectures and ordinance-designated cities. In addition, it offers financial solutions, such as fund management, underwriting of equity and bonds, M&A advisory, and risk hedging products, etc. for corporate customers to meet their needs in fund-raising, investment management, and financial strategies; solutions based on their capital management, business strategy, and financial strategy; solutions related to real estate; advisory services and solutions, such as advice on proposals on various investment products; and financial services that include funding support. Further, the company offers sales and trading services to meet risk hedging and investment needs; investment products for individual customers; and consulting services for institutional investors. Additionally, the company provides products and services related to trust, securitization and structured finance, pension, and stock transfers; securities services; and research, private banking, and information technology-related services. As of March 31, 2020, its branch network included 464 Mizuho Bank, 60 Mizuho Trust and Banking, and 256 Mizuho Securities; and 7,200 automated teller machines in Japan. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Latest COLB
- EVP Chief Strategy/Innov Offcr Deer Aaron James bought $22,478 worth of shares (886 units at $25.37), increasing direct ownership by 2% to 42,761 units (SEC Form 4)
- Columbia Bank and ForgiveCo Partner to Erase $5 Million in Medical Debt for Southern California Veterans
- Columbia Banking System Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call
- SEC Form 11-K filed by Columbia Banking System Inc.
- 2026 COLUMBIA BANK BUSINESS BAROMETER: U.S. Small and Midsize Businesses Poised for Growth, Waiting to Make Significant Moves
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Machuca Luis
- Amendment: SEC Form 11-K/A filed by Columbia Banking System Inc.
- EVP Chief Marketing Officer Moore Devine David sold $115,288 worth of shares (3,872 units at $29.77), decreasing direct ownership by 17% to 18,636 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Varnado Anddria was granted 3,949 shares, increasing direct ownership by 15% to 30,894 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Terry Hilliard C. Iii was granted 3,949 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 55,514 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest MFG
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan)
- Officer Tsujimori Hideki converted options into 1,315 shares and returned $13,324,785 worth of shares to the company (526 units at $25,332.29), increasing direct ownership by 33% to 3,152 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Shiraishi Shiro converted options into 1,315 shares and returned $13,324,785 worth of shares to the company (526 units at $25,332.29), increasing direct ownership by 10% to 8,340 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Hitomi Makoto converted options into 1,112 shares and returned $9,536,933 worth of shares to the company (445 units at $21,431.31), increasing direct ownership by 17% to 4,537 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Akita Natsumi converted options into 4,512 shares and returned $156,907,278 worth of shares to the company (1,805 units at $86,929.24), increasing direct ownership by 104% to 5,303 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Sugawara Masayuki returned $215,227,947 worth of shares to the company (2,114 units at $101,810.76) and converted options into 5,281 shares, increasing direct ownership by 14% to 26,143 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Hihara Shinichiro converted options into 2,595 shares and returned $51,889,963 worth of shares to the company (1,038 units at $49,990.33), increasing direct ownership by 30% to 6,805 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Yonezawa Takefumi converted options into 3,069 shares and returned $72,624,878 worth of shares to the company (1,228 units at $59,140.78), increasing direct ownership by 54% to 5,244 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Yagi Minako converted options into 3,069 shares and returned $72,624,878 worth of shares to the company (1,228 units at $59,140.78), increasing direct ownership by 54% to 5,234 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Kaminoyama Nobuhiro converted options into 6,054 shares and returned $282,512,034 worth of shares to the company (2,422 units at $116,644.11), increasing direct ownership by 26% to 17,354 units (SEC Form 4)