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

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the ten brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $60.50.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on COLM shares. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Friday, October 31st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Columbia Sportswear from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (down previously from $40.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Down 1.9%

NASDAQ:COLM opened at $52.31 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $52.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $56.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.94. Columbia Sportswear has a 1-year low of $47.47 and a 1-year high of $92.88.

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

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.25%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Columbia Sportswear

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of COLM. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in Columbia Sportswear during the third quarter worth $103,000. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new stake in Columbia Sportswear in the 3rd quarter worth $1,166,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its position in Columbia Sportswear by 72.2% in the 3rd quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 437,576 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $22,885,000 after purchasing an additional 183,412 shares during the last quarter. Quantessence Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the 3rd quarter worth about $215,000. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the third quarter valued at about $118,000. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.