Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) Stock Now Rated “Hold” by Wall Street Brokerages

Shares of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM – Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $65.40.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on COLM. Stifel Nicolaus set a $67.00 price target on Columbia Sportswear and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings upgraded Columbia Sportswear from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $68.00 target price (up from $67.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded Columbia Sportswear from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $65.00 target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Friday, July 31st.

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Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of COLM. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,656 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $164,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 5,216 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $286,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 43.6% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 817 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 248 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 72.4% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 888 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 373 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 68.4% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 931 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 378 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:COLM opened at $57.60 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $58.58 and a 200-day moving average of $60.10. Columbia Sportswear has a 12 month low of $47.47 and a 12 month high of $69.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a PE ratio of 14.96 and a beta of 0.94.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The textile maker reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.39) by $0.91. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 6.05% and a return on equity of 11.20%. The business had revenue of $614.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $606.97 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.19) EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. Columbia Sportswear has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.350 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.450-4.900 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Columbia Sportswear will post 3.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th were paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.17%.

About Columbia Sportswear

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Columbia Sportswear Company is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1938 as the Columbia Hat Company, the business has grown from a regional hat manufacturer into an outdoor and active-lifestyle brand serving consumers through wholesale distribution, company-operated stores and e-commerce channels.

The company designs and sells products for outdoor activities and everyday use, including jackets, shirts, pants, footwear, sportswear, equipment and accessories.

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