Quantbot Technologies LP Has $3.76 Million Holdings in Columbia Sportswear Company $COLM

Quantbot Technologies LP decreased its position in Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) by 15.1% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 71,841 shares of the textile maker’s stock after selling 12,729 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Columbia Sportswear were worth $3,757,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 7,877 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $481,000 after purchasing an additional 221 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 11.7% during the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 3,333 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $204,000 after buying an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in Columbia Sportswear by 29.6% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,621 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 370 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 208.3% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 555 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 47,087 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,876,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the period. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of COLM opened at $61.94 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.12 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s fifty day moving average is $57.76 and its 200-day moving average is $55.08. Columbia Sportswear Company has a 12 month low of $47.47 and a 12 month high of $90.29.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The textile maker reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 billion. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 5.22% and a return on equity of 12.03%. Columbia Sportswear’s quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.80 EPS. Columbia Sportswear has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.200-3.650 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.290-0.370 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Columbia Sportswear Company will post 4.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio is 37.04%.

Key Stories Impacting Columbia Sportswear

Here are the key news stories impacting Columbia Sportswear this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised full‑year and multiyear outlooks — FY2026 EPS was lifted to $3.24 (from $2.93), FY2027 to $3.78 (from $3.73), and Zacks published a FY2028 estimate of $4.71, signaling improved longer‑term earnings power. MarketBeat Report
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks increased back‑half quarter forecasts — Q4 2026 now $1.80 (from $1.31) and Q4 2027 to $2.10 — suggesting stronger seasonal performance later in the year. MarketBeat Report
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks lifted Q3 estimates (Q3 2026 and Q3 2027 to $1.41), reinforcing expectations for a healthier third quarter. MarketBeat Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks retains a “Strong‑Buy” rating — a bullish endorsement that may support the stock over time but doesn’t eliminate near‑term execution risk. MarketBeat Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data reported appears anomalous (shows 0 shares), so there’s no clear evidence of elevated short pressure driving today’s move; treat that data as unreliable. MarketBeat Report
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut near‑term earnings — Q1 2026 EPS lowered to $0.35 (from $0.72) and Q1 2027 to $0.42 (from $0.90), indicating weaker expected sales or margin pressure early in upcoming fiscal years. MarketBeat Report
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 weakness flagged — Q2 2026 EPS was cut to ($0.33) (from ($0.18)) and Q2 2027 to ($0.14) (from ($0.01)), pointing to a deeper seasonal trough than previously modeled. MarketBeat Report

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on COLM shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $62.00 price objective (up from $55.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a $44.00 target price (up from $39.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Columbia Sportswear from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.50.

Columbia Sportswear 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.