50,604 Shares in Columbia Sportswear Company $COLM Bought by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 50,604 shares of the textile maker’s stock, valued at approximately $2,826,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,115 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $227,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in Columbia Sportswear by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 5,322 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $293,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank increased its position in Columbia Sportswear by 33.8% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,005 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 297 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 11.7% in the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 3,333 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

COLM has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. BTIG Research boosted their target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $67.00 price target (up from $65.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group reissued 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. Finally, Zacks Research raised Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $62.67.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Stephen E. Babson sold 4,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.95, for a total transaction of $281,992.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 132,376 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,994,949.20. This represents a 3.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Sabrina Simmons sold 1,329 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.24, for a total value of $81,387.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 8,260 shares in the company, valued at approximately $505,842.40. This represents a 13.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 9,559 shares of company stock worth $639,923 over the last quarter. 51.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Columbia Sportswear Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ COLM opened at $64.48 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.54 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $63.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.21. Columbia Sportswear Company has a 1-year low of $47.47 and a 1-year high of $69.06.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The textile maker reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.30. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 11.78% and a net margin of 4.98%.The company had revenue of $779.01 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $758.26 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.75 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Columbia Sportswear Company will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 21st. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.22%.

Columbia Sportswear 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.