Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Receives $55.80 Average Price Target from Analysts

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $55.80.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup lowered their target price on Columbia Sportswear from $61.00 to $55.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded Columbia Sportswear from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, UBS Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (down from $40.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, October 31st.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Up 1.7%

COLM opened at $56.14 on Friday. Columbia Sportswear has a 52-week low of $47.47 and a 52-week high of $92.88. The company has a 50 day moving average of $53.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $55.62. The company has a market cap of $3.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.96 and a beta of 0.92.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The textile maker reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.16. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 5.45% and a return on equity of 12.45%. The business had revenue of $943.43 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $917.02 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.56 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Columbia Sportswear will post 4.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of COLM. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 11.6% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,825,233 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $95,457,000 after purchasing an additional 189,939 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp increased its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,198,524 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $73,206,000 after purchasing an additional 5,491 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 739,584 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,003,611 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $52,489,000 after buying an additional 31,085 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 82.9% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 970,675 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $50,242,000 after buying an additional 439,913 shares in the last quarter. 47.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.