Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the seven research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $60.80.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Cfra Research upgraded Columbia Sportswear to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup cut their price target on Columbia Sportswear from $64.00 to $61.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC started coverage on Columbia Sportswear in a report on Friday, May 30th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Columbia Sportswear from $62.00 to $51.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 1st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Columbia Sportswear

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of COLM. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Columbia Sportswear during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich acquired a new position in Columbia Sportswear in the 1st quarter worth $38,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 208.3% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 555 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 255.7% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 683 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the first quarter worth about $44,000. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Columbia Sportswear Price Performance

COLM stock opened at $55.02 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.04 and a beta of 0.96. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $56.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $64.82. Columbia Sportswear has a fifty-two week low of $48.10 and a fifty-two week high of $92.88.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The textile maker reported ($0.19) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.28) by $0.09. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 6.59% and a return on equity of 12.97%. The business had revenue of $605.25 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $587.97 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.20) EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. Columbia Sportswear has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.000-1.200 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Columbia Sportswear will post 4.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st were given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.61%.

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.