Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a “Hold” consensus on Columbia Sportswear, with one sell, three hold and two buy ratings. The average 12-month price target is $65.40, compared with the stock’s reported price of $58.16.
• Columbia Sportswear beat quarterly expectations, reporting $0.52 EPS versus the consensus estimate of a $0.39 loss, while revenue reached $614.36 million and rose 1.5% year over year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, equivalent to $1.20 annually and a 2.1% yield; institutional investors own 47.76% of the stock.

Shares of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the six ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $65.40.

COLM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. BTIG Research reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $80.00 price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $68.00 price target (up from $67.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $65.00 price target on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group reissued a "sell" rating and issued a $47.00 price objective (up from $44.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 195.4% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 449 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 297 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 690.0% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 553 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 483 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 250.0% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 581 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 415 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new position in Columbia Sportswear in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in Columbia Sportswear during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $39,000. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Performance

Shares of Columbia Sportswear stock opened at $58.16 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.11 and a beta of 0.94. Columbia Sportswear has a fifty-two week low of $47.47 and a fifty-two week high of $69.06. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $61.47 and a 200 day moving average of $60.81.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The textile maker reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.39) by $0.91. The firm had revenue of $614.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $606.97 million. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 11.20%. Columbia Sportswear's revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.19) EPS. Columbia Sportswear has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.350 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.450-4.900 EPS. Analysts forecast that Columbia Sportswear will post 3.58 EPS for the current year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Columbia Sportswear's payout ratio is 31.17%.

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.

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