Oak Thistle LLC Makes New Investment in Columbia Sportswear Company $COLM

Oak Thistle LLC bought a new stake in Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 23,576 shares of the textile maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,233,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Columbia Sportswear in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 208.3% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 555 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the first quarter worth approximately $44,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 255.7% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 683 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC raised its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 118.3% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,489 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $91,000 after purchasing an additional 807 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COLM has been the topic of several recent research reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $38.00 target price (down previously from $40.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $61.00 to $55.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Columbia Sportswear from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $55.80.

Columbia Sportswear Price Performance

Shares of COLM stock opened at $56.09 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.02 billion, a PE ratio of 16.95 and a beta of 0.92. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $53.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $55.78. Columbia Sportswear Company has a 12 month low of $47.47 and a 12 month high of $92.88.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The textile maker reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $943.43 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $917.02 million. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 5.45% and a return on equity of 12.45%. The business’s revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.56 EPS. Columbia Sportswear has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.040-1.340 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.010-3.310 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Columbia Sportswear Company will post 4.1 EPS for the current year.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th were given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Columbia Sportswear’s payout ratio is currently 36.25%.

Columbia Sportswear Profile

Columbia Sportswear Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and distributes outdoor, active, and everyday lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada. The company provides apparel, accessories, and equipment for hiking, trail running, snow, fishing, hunting, mountaineering, climbing, skiing and snowboarding, trail, and outdoor activities.