Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic Outlook of COLM Q2 Earnings

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Columbia Sportswear in a report issued on Monday, April 28th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Kummetz now forecasts that the textile maker will earn ($0.19) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.14). The consensus estimate for Columbia Sportswear’s current full-year earnings is $4.10 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Columbia Sportswear’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on COLM. Barclays began coverage on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $64.00 target price for the company. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $68.00 price target (down from $80.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday, April 7th. StockNews.com cut Columbia Sportswear from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Columbia Sportswear from $100.00 to $91.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on Columbia Sportswear from $42.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $73.00.

Columbia Sportswear Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:COLM opened at $62.27 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $73.54 and a 200-day moving average of $80.81. Columbia Sportswear has a one year low of $59.07 and a one year high of $92.88. The stock has a market cap of $3.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.91.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The textile maker reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $778.45 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $763.50 million. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 12.23% and a net margin of 6.63%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.71 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Columbia Sportswear

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,284,140 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $107,778,000 after purchasing an additional 3,214 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,207,605 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $101,355,000 after purchasing an additional 109,488 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 884,731 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $74,255,000 after buying an additional 134,813 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Columbia Sportswear by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 564,422 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $47,372,000 after purchasing an additional 13,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 25.3% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 530,600 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $44,533,000 after buying an additional 107,157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Richelle T. Luther sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.36, for a total transaction of $369,440.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 14,283 shares in the company, valued at $1,319,177.88. This represents a 21.88 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ronald E. Nelson sold 6,395 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.74, for a total transaction of $522,727.30. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 17,048 shares in the company, valued at $1,393,503.52. This trade represents a 27.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 44.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be given a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.93%. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.01%.

Columbia Sportswear Company Profile

Columbia Sportswear Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and distributes outdoor, active, and everyday lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada. The company provides apparel, accessories, and equipment for hiking, trail running, snow, fishing, hunting, mountaineering, climbing, skiing and snowboarding, trail, and outdoor activities.