Capital Fund Management S.A. Has $4.62 Million Holdings in Columbia Sportswear Company $COLM

Key Points

• Capital Fund Management S.A. significantly increased its ownership in Columbia Sportswear Company by 114.1%, acquiring an additional 32,546 shares, bringing its total stake to 61,064 shares valued at approximately $4.6 million.
• Columbia Sportswear's stock recently achieved a price increase of 5.5%, with a current share price of $56.52 and a market cap of $3.10 billion.
• The company reported earnings of ($0.19) per share for a recent quarter, which exceeded analyst expectations and reflected a year-over-year revenue increase of 6.1% to $605.25 million.

Capital Fund Management S.A. grew its stake in Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM - Free Report) by 114.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 61,064 shares of the textile maker's stock after purchasing an additional 32,546 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned approximately 0.11% of Columbia Sportswear worth $4,622,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of COLM. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Columbia Sportswear by 12.7% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 997,013 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $75,464,000 after acquiring an additional 112,282 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in Columbia Sportswear by 1,943.2% during the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 899 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 855 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in Columbia Sportswear by 1,352.7% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 75,831 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $5,740,000 after acquiring an additional 70,611 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Columbia Sportswear during the 1st quarter worth approximately $207,000. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Columbia Sportswear during the 1st quarter worth approximately $4,981,000. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Columbia Sportswear Price Performance

Shares of COLM stock traded up $0.68 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $55.72. The company had a trading volume of 192,589 shares, compared to its average volume of 764,521. The company has a 50 day moving average of $57.84 and a 200 day moving average of $66.64. The firm has a market cap of $3.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.21 and a beta of 1.00. Columbia Sportswear Company has a 1-year low of $48.10 and a 1-year high of $92.88.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The textile maker reported ($0.19) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.28) by $0.09. The company had revenue of $605.25 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $587.97 million. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 12.97% and a net margin of 6.59%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.20) EPS. Columbia Sportswear has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.000-1.200 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Columbia Sportswear Company will post 4.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Columbia Sportswear's dividend payout ratio is 30.61%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on COLM. Cfra Research upgraded Columbia Sportswear to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Barclays decreased their price target on Columbia Sportswear from $62.00 to $51.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Columbia Sportswear from $75.00 to $68.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC began coverage on Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Friday, May 30th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on Columbia Sportswear from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $60.80.

About Columbia Sportswear

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.