COLM vs. VFC, PVH, HBI, CRI, GIII, OXM, MOV, FOSL, VRA, and TPR
Should you be buying Columbia Sportswear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Columbia Sportswear include V.F. (VFC), PVH (PVH), Hanesbrands (HBI), Carter's (CRI), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), Oxford Industries (OXM), Movado Group (MOV), Fossil Group (FOSL), Vera Bradley (VRA), and Tapestry (TPR). These companies are all part of the "apparel accessories & luxury goods" industry.
Columbia Sportswear vs. Its Competitors
V.F. (NYSE:VFC) and Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.
Columbia Sportswear has lower revenue, but higher earnings than V.F.. V.F. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Sportswear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Columbia Sportswear has a net margin of 6.61% compared to V.F.'s net margin of -1.97%. V.F.'s return on equity of 20.14% beat Columbia Sportswear's return on equity.
V.F. has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Sportswear has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
V.F. presently has a consensus target price of $16.21, suggesting a potential upside of 37.73%. Columbia Sportswear has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.60%. Given V.F.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe V.F. is more favorable than Columbia Sportswear.
V.F. pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Columbia Sportswear pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. V.F. pays out -72.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Columbia Sportswear pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. V.F. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
86.8% of V.F. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of V.F. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.3% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, V.F. had 7 more articles in the media than Columbia Sportswear. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for V.F. and 5 mentions for Columbia Sportswear. Columbia Sportswear's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat V.F.'s score of -0.10 indicating that Columbia Sportswear is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
V.F. beats Columbia Sportswear on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:COLM) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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