Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for COLM FY2028 Earnings

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research issued their FY2028 earnings per share estimates for shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team expects that the textile maker will post earnings per share of $4.71 for the year. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Columbia Sportswear’s current full-year earnings is $4.10 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $63.00 price target on Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $62.00 price objective (up from $55.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $44.00 price target (up from $39.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.50.

Columbia Sportswear Price Performance

COLM opened at $62.09 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $57.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $54.95. The stock has a market cap of $3.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.16 and a beta of 0.91. Columbia Sportswear has a 12 month low of $47.47 and a 12 month high of $91.07.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The textile maker reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 billion. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 5.22% and a return on equity of 12.03%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.80 earnings per share. 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.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. 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 payout ratio is 37.04%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Columbia Sportswear

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of COLM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 215.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,083,624 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $56,674,000 after acquiring an additional 739,584 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 82.9% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 970,675 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $50,242,000 after purchasing an additional 439,913 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 231.7% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 367,330 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $22,437,000 after purchasing an additional 256,578 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the second quarter worth approximately $14,669,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new position in Columbia Sportswear during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $12,135,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

About Columbia Sportswear

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.