Vest Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 8,807 shares of the textile maker's stock, valued at approximately $667,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 12,400.0% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 625 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 620 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 8,642.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 52,453 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $3,970,000 after buying an additional 51,853 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,185 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $519,000 after buying an additional 562 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 94.1% during the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 6,161 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $517,000 after acquiring an additional 2,987 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Novem Group purchased a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the 4th quarter valued at $292,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.76% of the company's stock.
Columbia Sportswear Stock Performance
NASDAQ COLM traded down $0.61 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $62.37. The stock had a trading volume of 440,532 shares, compared to its average volume of 603,164. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $64.55 and a 200 day moving average of $77.44. The stock has a market cap of $3.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.00. Columbia Sportswear has a 52-week low of $58.44 and a 52-week high of $92.88.
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The textile maker reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $778.45 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $763.50 million. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 6.63% and a return on equity of 12.23%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.71 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Columbia Sportswear will post 4.1 EPS for the current year.
Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.92%. Columbia Sportswear's payout ratio is currently 30.69%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Columbia Sportswear
In other news, Director Stephen E. Babson sold 2,776 shares of Columbia Sportswear stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.94, for a total transaction of $183,049.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 128,309 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,460,695.46. The trade was a 2.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 48.30% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
COLM has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and set a $68.00 price objective (down from $80.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Monday, April 7th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $42.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $91.00 to $75.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Needham & Company LLC started coverage on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, May 30th. They set a "hold" rating for the company. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $64.00 to $62.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $70.00.
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About Columbia Sportswear
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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.
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