Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Price Target Raised to $80.00

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) had its price objective hoisted by stock analysts at BTIG Research from $75.00 to $80.00 in a research note issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the textile maker’s stock. BTIG Research’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 31.32% from the stock’s current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Robert W. Baird set a $63.00 target price on Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Columbia Sportswear from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $62.00 target price (up from $55.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group restated a “sell” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Columbia Sportswear from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.33.

Columbia Sportswear Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of COLM stock opened at $60.92 on Friday. Columbia Sportswear has a 1-year low of $47.47 and a 1-year high of $71.68. The company has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.80 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $56.15.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The textile maker reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.30. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 12.03% and a net margin of 5.22%.The firm had revenue of $779.01 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $758.26 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.75 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Columbia Sportswear has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.550-4.000 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.460–0.370 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Columbia Sportswear will post 3.46 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 195.4% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 449 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 630.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 511 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 690.0% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 553 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 483 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 208.3% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 555 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

Key Columbia Sportswear News

Here are the key news stories impacting Columbia Sportswear this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 earnings and revenue beat analyst estimates, signaling stronger-than-expected profitability for the quarter. Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Company raised FY2026 EPS guidance to $3.55–4.00, above the Street consensus (~$3.46), which supports a more constructive earnings outlook for the year. Columbia Sportswear Company Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results; Updates Full Year 2026 Financial Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Management said net sales and profitability exceeded company guidance for the quarter — a sign execution met internal targets even as revenue growth was essentially flat year?over?year. Columbia Sportswear Posts Flat Q1 2026 Results, Raises Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Top-line picture is mixed: Q1 revenue was essentially flat (+0.1% YoY) and FY revenue guidance ($3.4–3.5B) sits at or slightly below consensus, which could limit upside for the stock if investors focus on growth. Columbia Sportswear: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 guidance was provided as a loss per share range (-$0.460 to -$0.370) and revenue of $600–610M; while EPS guidance slightly outperforms the Street, the quarterly revenue midpoint is marginally below consensus — a near-term risk for sentiment. Columbia Sportswear’s (NASDAQ:COLM) Q1 CY2026 sales top estimates

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.