Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $65.40 According to Analysts

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the six research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $65.40.

COLM has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $65.00 price objective on Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen cut Columbia Sportswear from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, October 11th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $68.00 target price (up from $67.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 6.5% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,656 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $164,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lifted its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 4.0% during the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 5,216 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $286,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 43.6% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 817 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 72.4% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 888 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 373 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the second quarter worth about $32,000. Institutional investors own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Performance

Shares of Columbia Sportswear stock opened at $61.10 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.75 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $57.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $60.47. Columbia Sportswear has a twelve month low of $47.47 and a twelve month high of $69.06.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last announced 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 firm had revenue of $614.36 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $606.97 million. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 11.20%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.19) earnings per share. 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 forecast that Columbia Sportswear will post 3.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

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

Columbia Sportswear Company Profile

Columbia Sportswear Company is an outdoor and active lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1938 as the Columbia Hat Company, the business has grown into a global outdoor brand focused on products designed for activities such as hiking, skiing, fishing, camping and everyday outdoor use.

The company markets products under the Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardwear and prAna brands. Its offerings include jackets, shirts, pants, base layers, footwear, hats, gloves, backpacks and other outdoor accessories.