Columbia Sportswear Company $COLM Shares Acquired by Dean Capital Management

Key Points

• Dean Capital Management increased its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 63.4% in the first quarter, now owning 24,956 shares valued at approximately $1.89 million.
• Columbia Sportswear reported earnings of ($0.19) per share, beating consensus estimates, and revenue of $605.25 million for the quarter, up 6.1% year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30, representing an annualized dividend yield of 2.1% and a payout ratio of 30.61%.

Dean Capital Management grew its stake in Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM - Free Report) by 63.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,956 shares of the textile maker's stock after acquiring an additional 9,684 shares during the quarter. Dean Capital Management's holdings in Columbia Sportswear were worth $1,889,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich purchased a new position in Columbia Sportswear during the first quarter worth about $38,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 208.3% during the first 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 period. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Columbia Sportswear during the first quarter worth about $44,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 12,400.0% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 625 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 620 shares during the period. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 1,943.2% during the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 899 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 855 shares during the period. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Columbia Sportswear Trading Down 1.9%

NASDAQ:COLM traded down $1.08 on Friday, hitting $54.61. 540,535 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 679,687. The stock has a market cap of $2.99 billion, a PE ratio of 13.93 and a beta of 0.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $56.53 and a 200-day moving average of $63.94. Columbia Sportswear Company has a fifty-two week low of $48.10 and a fifty-two week high of $92.88.

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

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st were paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was 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 (DPR) is 30.61%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group reduced their target price 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. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price 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. Cfra Research upgraded Columbia Sportswear to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Needham & Company LLC assumed coverage on Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Friday, May 30th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on Columbia Sportswear from $64.00 to $61.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Columbia Sportswear currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $60.80.

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.