Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) is anticipated to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.69 per share and revenue of $763.50 million for the quarter. Columbia Sportswear has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.800-4.150 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance at 0.620-0.700 EPS.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The textile maker reported $1.80 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.86 by ($0.06). Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 12.23% and a net margin of 6.63%. On average, analysts expect Columbia Sportswear to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:COLM traded down $1.26 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $62.74. The company had a trading volume of 1,018,585 shares, compared to its average volume of 551,576. The company has a fifty day moving average of $74.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $81.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.91. Columbia Sportswear has a 12 month low of $59.07 and a 12 month high of $92.88.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on COLM. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $100.00 to $91.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. StockNews.com cut shares of Columbia Sportswear from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $42.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Barclays began coverage on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $64.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $68.00 target price (down previously from $80.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Monday, April 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $73.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Columbia Sportswear

In other news, Director Ronald E. Nelson sold 6,395 shares of Columbia Sportswear stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.74, for a total transaction of $522,727.30. Following the sale, the director now owns 17,048 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,393,503.52. The trade was a 27.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Richelle T. Luther sold 4,000 shares of Columbia Sportswear stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.36, for a total transaction of $369,440.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 14,283 shares in the company, valued at $1,319,177.88. The trade was a 21.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 44.70% of the company's stock.

Columbia Sportswear Company 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.