Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for COLM FY2025 Earnings

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for Columbia Sportswear in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Kummetz now forecasts that the textile maker will earn $4.15 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.51. The consensus estimate for Columbia Sportswear's current full-year earnings is $4.12 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Columbia Sportswear's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.48 EPS.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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%.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Columbia Sportswear from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. StockNews.com cut Columbia Sportswear from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $70.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th.

Columbia Sportswear Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of COLM stock traded up $0.95 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $78.95. 766,593 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 548,341. Columbia Sportswear has a 52-week low of $73.04 and a 52-week high of $91.30. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $85.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $83.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.93.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Columbia Sportswear

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of COLM. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 19.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,773,584 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $147,544,000 after buying an additional 292,716 shares in the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,284,140 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $107,778,000 after purchasing an additional 3,214 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,207,605 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $101,355,000 after buying an additional 109,488 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 18.0% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 884,731 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $74,255,000 after acquiring an additional 134,813 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 0.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 604,824 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $50,328,000 after acquiring an additional 4,727 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.76% of the company's stock.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.52%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. Columbia Sportswear's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.