Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Receives $63.17 Consensus PT from Analysts

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” by the ten research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $61.50.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $38.00 price target (down from $40.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Friday. Cfra Research upgraded Columbia Sportswear to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Friday. Citigroup cut their target price on Columbia Sportswear from $64.00 to $61.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,198,524 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $73,206,000 after acquiring an additional 5,491 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 12.7% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 997,013 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $75,464,000 after purchasing an additional 112,282 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 67.5% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 530,762 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $32,387,000 after purchasing an additional 213,905 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new position in Columbia Sportswear during the 1st quarter valued at $39,222,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 390,923 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $23,878,000 after purchasing an additional 3,331 shares during the period. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Columbia Sportswear Trading Down 3.6%

Columbia Sportswear stock opened at $49.63 on Friday. Columbia Sportswear has a 52 week low of $47.47 and a 52 week high of $92.88. The stock has a market cap of $2.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.66 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $53.53 and a 200-day moving average of $58.35.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The textile maker reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.16. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 12.97% and a net margin of 6.59%.The firm had revenue of $943.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $917.02 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.56 earnings per share. Columbia Sportswear’s quarterly revenue 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Columbia Sportswear will post 4.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.25%.

About Columbia Sportswear

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.