Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) is expected to be releasing its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.69 per share and revenue of $763.50 million for the quarter. Columbia Sportswear has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.800-4.150 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance at 0.620-0.700 EPS.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The textile maker reported $1.80 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.86 by ($0.06). Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 6.63% and a return on equity of 12.23%. On average, analysts expect Columbia Sportswear to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Performance

Shares of Columbia Sportswear stock opened at $65.27 on Thursday. The company's fifty day moving average is $77.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $81.61. Columbia Sportswear has a 1 year low of $59.07 and a 1 year high of $92.88. The company has a market capitalization of $3.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.87, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.91.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on COLM. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $68.00 target price (down previously from $80.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Monday, April 7th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $42.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Columbia Sportswear from $100.00 to $91.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Columbia Sportswear from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Columbia Sportswear presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $74.80.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Ronald E. Nelson sold 6,395 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.74, for a total transaction of $522,727.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 17,048 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,393,503.52. This trade represents a 27.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Richelle T. Luther sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.36, for a total value of $369,440.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 14,283 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,319,177.88. The trade was a 21.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 44.70% of the company's stock.

About Columbia Sportswear

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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