Brokerages Set Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Price Target at $62.67

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the nine analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $62.6667.

COLM has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings cut Columbia Sportswear from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $47.00 price objective (up from $44.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Friday, May 1st. BTIG Research upped their price target on Columbia Sportswear from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $63.00 price target on Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Columbia Sportswear news, Director Sabrina Simmons sold 1,329 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.24, for a total transaction of $81,387.96. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,260 shares in the company, valued at $505,842.40. This represents 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. 51.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the third quarter worth $26,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 630.0% during the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 511 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 690.0% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 553 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 483 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 250.0% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 581 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 415 shares during the period. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Performance

COLM opened at $63.39 on Tuesday. Columbia Sportswear has a one year low of $47.47 and a one year high of $67.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.24 billion, a PE ratio of 20.19 and a beta of 0.91. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $58.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.10.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The textile maker reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.30. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 11.78% and a net margin of 4.98%.The firm had revenue of $779.01 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $758.26 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.75 earnings per share. The firm’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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Columbia Sportswear will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio is 38.22%.

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.