Analysts Set Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Target Price at $60.50

Shares of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $60.50.

COLM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird set a $63.00 price objective on Columbia Sportswear in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research upgraded Columbia Sportswear from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a $44.00 price objective (up from $39.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th.

Columbia Sportswear Trading Down 2.9%

COLM stock opened at $58.32 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $55.29. Columbia Sportswear has a twelve month low of $47.47 and a twelve month high of $89.00. The company has a market capitalization of $3.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.00 and a beta of 0.86.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The textile maker reported $1.73 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.51. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 5.22% and a return on equity of 12.03%. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.80 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Columbia Sportswear has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.200-3.650 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.290-0.370 EPS. Research analysts predict that Columbia Sportswear will post 4.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. Columbia Sportswear’s payout ratio is 37.04%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Columbia Sportswear

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in COLM. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised 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 acquiring an additional 297 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Columbia Sportswear in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in Columbia Sportswear by 630.0% in the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 511 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 690.0% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 553 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 483 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 250.0% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 581 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

About Columbia Sportswear

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.