Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Brokerages give Columbia Sportswear a consensus rating of Hold (1 sell, 6 hold, 2 buy) with an average 12‑month price target of $60.50.
• Columbia beat the latest quarter's estimates with EPS of $1.73 vs. $1.22 expected and revenue of $1.07B (down 2.4% y/y), and issued FY2026 guidance of $3.200–$3.650 EPS and Q1 guidance of $0.290–$0.370.
• Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.76% of the stock, with recent notable stake increases from Millennium Management, Jane Street and others, indicating active institutional buying.

Shares of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Hold" by the nine brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $60.50.

A number of research firms recently commented on COLM. Robert W. Baird set a $63.00 price objective on Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Columbia Sportswear from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $62.00 price objective (up from $55.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Wall Street Zen raised Columbia Sportswear from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Finally, BTIG Research reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, January 30th.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COLM. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 24.6% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 142,956 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $10,820,000 after buying an additional 28,269 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 208.3% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 555 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 114,611 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $8,675,000 after buying an additional 2,680 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 125.0% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 115,294 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $8,727,000 after buying an additional 64,046 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 11.7% in the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 3,333 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $204,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. 47.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Down 0.7%

COLM opened at $62.22 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.20 and a beta of 0.89. Columbia Sportswear has a 52 week low of $47.47 and a 52 week high of $71.68. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $58.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $55.85.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The textile maker reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 billion. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 12.03% and a net margin of 5.22%.The business's revenue for the quarter was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $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. As a group, equities analysts expect that Columbia Sportswear will post 3.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.

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