Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Shares Cross Above 200-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) shares crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $58.05 and traded as high as $65.52. Columbia Sportswear shares last traded at $65.14, with a volume of 421,886 shares trading hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on COLM shares. 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 research note on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research raised shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. UBS Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a $47.00 target price (up from $44.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $67.00 target price (up from $65.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $62.67.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Down 1.9%

The stock has a market cap of $3.30 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.93. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $60.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.27.

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

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

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

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of COLM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 215.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,083,624 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $56,674,000 after buying an additional 739,584 shares in the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,407,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 82.9% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 970,675 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $50,242,000 after buying an additional 439,913 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,222,770 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $121,824,000 after buying an additional 301,277 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 231.7% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 367,330 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $22,437,000 after buying an additional 256,578 shares in the last quarter. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.