Q2 EPS Estimate for Columbia Sportswear Reduced by Analyst

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Columbia Sportswear in a report released on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the textile maker will post earnings of ($0.14) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Columbia Sportswear's current full-year earnings is $4.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Columbia Sportswear's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.14) EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on COLM. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Columbia Sportswear from $70.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. StockNews.com downgraded Columbia Sportswear from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Columbia Sportswear from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Down 3.1 %

NASDAQ:COLM traded down $2.80 on Thursday, reaching $86.84. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,163,140 shares, compared to its average volume of 671,747. The firm has a market cap of $4.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.93. Columbia Sportswear has a 12-month low of $73.04 and a 12-month high of $92.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $85.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.80.

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Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The textile maker reported $1.80 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.86 by ($0.06). Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 6.63% and a return on equity of 12.23%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 94.1% during the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 6,161 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $517,000 after acquiring an additional 2,987 shares in the last quarter. Novem Group acquired a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the 4th quarter worth about $292,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 111,931 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $9,394,000 after acquiring an additional 4,829 shares in the last quarter. Sovereign s Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the 4th quarter worth about $2,189,000. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the 4th quarter worth about $744,000. 47.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ronald E. Nelson sold 6,395 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was 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. The trade was a 27.28 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Richelle T. Luther sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.36, for a total value of $369,440.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 14,283 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,319,177.88. The trade was a 21.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 44.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.38%. Columbia Sportswear's payout ratio is 31.01%.

Columbia Sportswear Company Profile

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.