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

Shares of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the nine research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $60.50.

Several research analysts have recently commented on COLM shares. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $44.00 price objective (up previously from $39.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Columbia Sportswear from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $62.00 price target (up from $55.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday.

Columbia Sportswear Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:COLM opened at $63.07 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $55.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $54.26. Columbia Sportswear has a fifty-two week low of $47.47 and a fifty-two week high of $92.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.47 and a beta of 0.91.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The textile maker reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.51. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 12.03% and a net margin of 5.22%.The company had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.03 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.80 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Research analysts expect that Columbia Sportswear will post 4.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.04%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of COLM. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 195.4% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 449 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in Columbia Sportswear during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 630.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 511 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 690.0% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 553 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 483 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 250.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 581 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares during the last quarter. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Columbia Sportswear Company 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.