Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $60.50.

COLM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Columbia Sportswear from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $63.00 price objective on Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $44.00 price objective (up from $39.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ COLM opened at $60.24 on Thursday. Columbia Sportswear has a 52 week low of $47.47 and a 52 week high of $89.00. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $58.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $55.22. The firm has a market cap of $3.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.59 and a beta of 0.86.

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

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. Columbia Sportswear’s payout ratio is currently 37.04%.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,921,493 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $105,859,000 after acquiring an additional 96,260 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 19.6% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,161,128 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $63,967,000 after purchasing an additional 190,453 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,097,123 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $60,441,000 after purchasing an additional 13,499 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 3.2% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,003,611 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $52,489,000 after buying an additional 31,085 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 25.4% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 589,882 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $32,497,000 after buying an additional 119,354 shares during the last quarter. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.