Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Upgraded at Zacks Research

Zacks Research upgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) from a strong sell rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Thursday morning,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Columbia Sportswear’s FY2025 earnings at $3.15 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.93 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.90 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.12 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on COLM. Barclays lowered their price target on Columbia Sportswear from $62.00 to $51.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Cfra Research upgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (down previously from $40.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.50.

Columbia Sportswear Trading Up 7.0%

COLM opened at $53.35 on Thursday. Columbia Sportswear has a 12-month low of $47.47 and a 12-month high of $92.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $52.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.61 and a beta of 0.94.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The textile maker reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $943.43 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $917.02 million. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 6.59% and a return on equity of 12.97%. Columbia Sportswear’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.56 EPS. Columbia Sportswear has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.040-1.340 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.010-3.310 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Columbia Sportswear will post 4.1 EPS for the current year.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Columbia Sportswear’s payout ratio is 36.25%.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 449.1% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 21,477 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $1,626,000 after buying an additional 17,566 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP bought a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the first quarter valued at about $10,834,000. Dean Capital Management lifted its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 63.4% in the first quarter. Dean Capital Management now owns 24,956 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $1,889,000 after acquiring an additional 9,684 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 50.1% during the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 27,401 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,074,000 after acquiring an additional 9,142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Columbia Sportswear during the 1st quarter worth about $4,981,000. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Columbia Sportswear

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.