Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $60.50.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on COLM shares. UBS Group restated a “sell” rating and set a $44.00 price objective (up from $39.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Columbia Sportswear from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research raised shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday, December 29th.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:COLM opened at $55.47 on Thursday. Columbia Sportswear has a 52 week low of $47.47 and a 52 week high of $81.06. The firm has a market cap of $2.90 billion, a PE ratio of 17.12 and a beta of 0.86. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $58.23 and its 200-day moving average is $55.32.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The textile maker reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 12.03% and a net margin of 5.22%.Columbia Sportswear’s quarterly revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.80 earnings per share. Columbia Sportswear has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.200-3.650 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.290-0.370 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Columbia Sportswear will post 4.1 EPS for the current year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.04%.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Columbia Sportswear during the 4th quarter worth about $288,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,826,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 63.0% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 12,809 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $706,000 after purchasing an additional 4,951 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Numerai GP LLC acquired a new stake in Columbia Sportswear during the fourth quarter worth approximately $310,000. Institutional investors own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

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.