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

Shares of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $60.50.

Several research firms have weighed in on COLM. Wall Street Zen upgraded Columbia Sportswear from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Columbia Sportswear from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Robert W. Baird set a $63.00 price objective on Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of COLM. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 195.4% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 449 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares during the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the second quarter worth about $31,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 630.0% in the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 511 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 690.0% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 553 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 483 shares during the last quarter. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Columbia Sportswear Price Performance

COLM stock opened at $54.61 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $58.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $55.26. Columbia Sportswear has a 12 month low of $47.47 and a 12 month high of $77.68. The company has a market capitalization of $2.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.85 and a beta of 0.86.

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

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th were paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 9th. Columbia Sportswear’s payout ratio is presently 37.04%.

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.