Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $62.6667.

COLM has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. BTIG Research raised their price target on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $47.00 target price (up from $44.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research raised Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $67.00 price target (up from $65.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Columbia Sportswear from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Down 1.6%

NASDAQ COLM opened at $62.70 on Wednesday. Columbia Sportswear has a 52 week low of $47.47 and a 52 week high of $69.06. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $63.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $59.80. The company has a market cap of $3.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.97 and a beta of 0.94.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The textile maker reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $779.01 million during 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 for the quarter was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $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 anticipate that Columbia Sportswear will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Columbia Sportswear

In other Columbia Sportswear news, Director Stephen E. Babson sold 4,150 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.95, for a total transaction of $281,992.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 132,376 shares in the company, valued at $8,994,949.20. This trade represents a 3.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Ronald E. Nelson sold 4,080 shares of Columbia Sportswear stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.78, for a total transaction of $276,542.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 22,789 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,544,638.42. The trade was a 15.18% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 9,559 shares of company stock worth $639,923. 51.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 6.5% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,656 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $164,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,115 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 5,322 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $293,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 4.0% during the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 5,216 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $286,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 43.6% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 817 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

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.