Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Receives $62.67 Average PT from Analysts

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $62.6667.

A number of analysts recently commented on COLM shares. BTIG Research boosted their price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $67.00 price objective (up from $65.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Monday, May 4th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Robert W. Baird set a $63.00 price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th.

Insider Activity

In other Columbia Sportswear news, Director Sabrina Simmons sold 1,329 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.24, for a total value of $81,387.96. Following the sale, the director owned 8,260 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $505,842.40. This represents a 13.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 51.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of COLM. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 24.6% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 142,956 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $10,820,000 after purchasing an additional 28,269 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 208.3% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 555 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 2.4% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 114,611 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $8,675,000 after purchasing an additional 2,680 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 125.0% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 115,294 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $8,727,000 after purchasing an additional 64,046 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 11.7% in the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 3,333 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $204,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

Columbia Sportswear Trading Up 3.3%

COLM stock opened at $63.39 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $3.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.19 and a beta of 0.91. Columbia Sportswear has a 52 week low of $47.47 and a 52 week high of $67.91. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $58.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $56.96.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The textile maker reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $779.01 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $758.26 million. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 4.98% and a return on equity of 11.78%. The firm’s revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.75 earnings per share. Columbia Sportswear has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.550-4.000 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.460–0.370 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Columbia Sportswear will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio is 38.22%.

Columbia Sportswear Company Profile

Columbia Sportswear Company develops, sources, markets and distributes a wide range of outdoor apparel, footwear and accessories designed for activities such as hiking, skiing, snowboarding and trail running. Its product portfolio includes weatherproof jackets and pants featuring proprietary technologies like Omni-Tech® waterproofing and Omni-Heat® thermal reflective lining, as well as activewear, footwear, hats, gloves and accessories under the Columbia® brand and complementary brands.

Founded in 1938 as the Columbia Hat Company in Portland, Oregon, the company initially focused on headwear before expanding into outerwear in the 1970s with the introduction of the Bugaboo® interchange jacket.