Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Stock Has Average Target Price of $65.40

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the six research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $65.40.

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and set a $68.00 target price (up from $67.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $67.00 target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Robert W. Baird set a $65.00 price target on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Columbia Sportswear

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of COLM. Fluent Financial LLC bought a new stake in Columbia Sportswear during the second quarter valued at about $1,737,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the second quarter worth about $668,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the second quarter worth about $1,864,000. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. bought a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the first quarter worth about $27,407,000. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 51.9% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 87,764 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $4,810,000 after buying an additional 29,974 shares during the period. 47.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:COLM opened at $60.16 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.63 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $57.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $60.39. Columbia Sportswear has a 52-week low of $47.47 and a 52-week high of $69.06.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The textile maker reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.39) by $0.91. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 11.20% and a net margin of 6.05%. The business had revenue of $614.36 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $606.97 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.19) EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Columbia Sportswear has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.350 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.450-4.900 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Columbia Sportswear will post 3.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th were paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 20th. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio is 31.17%.

About Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear Company is a global outdoor and active-lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Its product portfolio is designed for activities including hiking, skiing, snowboarding, trail use and other outdoor pursuits, while also serving everyday casual and active consumers.

The company markets products under the Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna brands. Columbia offers technical and everyday outdoor apparel, footwear and accessories; SOREL focuses primarily on fashion-oriented and performance footwear; Mountain Hardwear specializes in technical outdoor apparel and equipment; and prAna offers clothing associated with yoga, climbing, travel and other active lifestyles.

Columbia Sportswear sells its products through wholesale distributors and retailers, company-operated stores and e-commerce websites.