Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Receives $65.40 Average Target Price from Analysts

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the six ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $65.40.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $68.00 price objective (up from $67.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $67.00 target price on Columbia Sportswear and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Friday, July 31st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 195.4% during the fourth 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 period. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 690.0% in 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 boosted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 250.0% in 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. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new position in Columbia Sportswear in the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in Columbia Sportswear in the 2nd quarter worth about $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of COLM opened at $56.86 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $60.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $60.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.91 billion, a PE ratio of 14.77 and a beta of 0.94. 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 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.39) by $0.91. The company had revenue of $614.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $606.97 million. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 11.20%. Columbia Sportswear’s revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.19) EPS. 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Columbia Sportswear will post 3.58 EPS for the current year.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.17%.

About Columbia Sportswear

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.