Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for COLM Earnings

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.64. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.06 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.57 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.83 EPS.

COLM has been the topic of several other research reports. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $70.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. StockNews.com cut shares of Columbia Sportswear from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th.

Columbia Sportswear Trading Down 3.1 %

Shares of Columbia Sportswear stock traded down $2.80 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $86.84. The 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 P/E/G 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 business's 50-day moving average is $85.47 and its 200 day moving average is $83.78.

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Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The textile maker reported $1.80 earnings per share (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%.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The company 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 $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.38%. Columbia Sportswear's dividend payout ratio is presently 31.01%.

Insider Activity at Columbia Sportswear

In other Columbia Sportswear news, EVP Richelle T. Luther sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.36, for a total transaction 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 $1,319,177.88. This represents a 21.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald E. Nelson sold 6,395 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.74, for a total transaction of $522,727.30. Following the sale, the director now owns 17,048 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,393,503.52. The trade was a 27.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 44.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Columbia Sportswear by 184.8% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 299 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 43.2% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 600 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 68.7% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 705 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear during the fourth quarter worth about $76,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 18.4% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 915 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.