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Colony Bankcorp stock heads toward a USD 163 million merger vote

Published on 10/05/2026 at 11:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Colony Bankcorp stock closed at USD 20.45 on October 2, 2026, after the bank secured merger approvals. Q2 net income rose to USD 10.9 million.

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Colony Bankcorp (ISIN US19623P1012) closed at USD 20.45 on the NYSE on October 2, 2026, up 0.79 percent from USD 20.29. The key company event is the planned USD 163 million acquisition of First Reliance, which has received regulatory approvals ahead of a shareholder vote.

Merger vote sets the next milestone

According to Business Wire on September 17, 2026, all regulatory approvals had been obtained for Colony Bankcorp's combination with First Reliance Bancshares. The transaction is valued at USD 163 million and remains subject to shareholder approval and other closing conditions.

The special meetings for both companies are scheduled for October 14, 2026, according to Business Wire. Management is targeting a fourth-quarter close, while the combined company is projected to have USD 5 billion in assets, USD 4 billion in deposits and USD 3.2 billion in loans.

Q2 earnings add operating support

Colony Bankcorp reported USD 10.9 million of net income and diluted EPS of USD 0.51 for Q2 2026, compared with USD 8.2 million and USD 0.39 in Q1 2026. The quarter also exceeded Q2 2025 net income of USD 8.0 million, giving the merger story a stronger earnings backdrop.

The company's investor-relations profile lists USD 3.63 billion in assets at June 30, 2026 and a quarterly dividend of USD 0.12 declared in Q2 2026. Colony Bankcorp operates banking, mortgage, government-guaranteed lending, insurance, wealth-management and merchant-services businesses across the Southeast.

Consensus target sits above the stock

MarketBeat reported on September 26, 2026, that Wall Street Zen upgraded Colony Bankcorp from Hold to Buy. The same coverage lists four analysts, a Moderate Buy consensus and a consensus price target of USD 23.00, which lies 12.5 percent above the October 2 closing price of USD 20.45.

Stock remains below yearly high

Colony Bankcorp's market capitalization was USD 432.7 million as of October 2, 2026. The stock's 52-week range was USD 15.80 to USD 22.46, leaving the closing price USD 2.01 below the yearly high.