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

Shares of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) have been given an average rating of “Hold” by the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $62.6667.

A number of research firms have recently commented on COLM. UBS Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $47.00 price objective (up from $44.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Friday, May 1st. BTIG Research raised their price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $67.00 price objective (up from $65.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday, May 4th.

Insider Activity

In other Columbia Sportswear news, Director Ronald E. Nelson sold 4,080 shares of Columbia Sportswear stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.78, for a total transaction of $276,542.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 22,789 shares in the company, valued at $1,544,638.42. The trade was a 15.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Sabrina Simmons sold 1,329 shares of Columbia Sportswear stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.24, for a total transaction of $81,387.96. Following the sale, the director owned 8,260 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $505,842.40. The trade was a 13.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 9,559 shares of company stock worth $639,923. 51.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Columbia Sportswear

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 195.4% in 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. 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 buying an additional 441 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased 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. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in Columbia Sportswear by 250.0% during 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 period. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Columbia Sportswear by 960.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 721 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 653 shares during the period. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Columbia Sportswear Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:COLM opened at $66.46 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.40 billion, a PE ratio of 21.17 and a beta of 0.93. Columbia Sportswear has a twelve month low of $47.47 and a twelve month high of $69.06. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $62.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.85.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The textile maker reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $779.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $758.26 million. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 4.98% and a return on equity of 11.78%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.75 earnings per share. Columbia Sportswear has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.550-4.000 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.460–0.370 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Columbia Sportswear will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were given a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 21st. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.22%.

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.