Brokerages Set Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Price Target at $56.00

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $56.00.

COLM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research raised Columbia Sportswear from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. UBS Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $39.00 price objective (up previously from $38.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COLM. CWM LLC grew its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 1,362.1% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 21,770 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $1,139,000 after buying an additional 20,281 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 50.1% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 27,401 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $2,074,000 after acquiring an additional 9,142 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp grew its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 0.5% during 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. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the 2nd quarter valued at $335,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the 2nd quarter valued at $425,000. 47.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Columbia Sportswear Trading Down 3.3%

NASDAQ COLM opened at $52.17 on Wednesday. Columbia Sportswear has a 1-year low of $47.47 and a 1-year high of $92.88. The company has a 50 day moving average of $54.72 and a 200-day moving average of $54.66. The firm has a market cap of $2.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.76 and a beta of 0.90.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The textile maker reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.16. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 12.45% and a net margin of 5.45%.The business had revenue of $943.43 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $917.02 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.56 EPS. Columbia Sportswear’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. Columbia Sportswear has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.040-1.340 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.010-3.310 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Columbia Sportswear will post 4.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th were given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Columbia Sportswear’s payout ratio is presently 36.25%.

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.