Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic View of COLM FY2025 Earnings

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Columbia Sportswear in a research note issued 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 estimate of $4.51. The consensus estimate for Columbia Sportswear’s current full-year earnings is $3.96 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.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on COLM. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. 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 research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Columbia Sportswear Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:COLM opened at $79.66 on Friday. Columbia Sportswear has a 1 year low of $73.04 and a 1 year high of $91.30. The company has a market cap of $4.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.01, a PEG ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $86.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $83.05.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The textile maker reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.86 by ($0.06). Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 6.42% and a return on equity of 12.48%.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Sportswear

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of COLM. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 19.8% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,773,584 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $147,544,000 after purchasing an additional 292,716 shares in the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp increased its position in Columbia Sportswear by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,284,140 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $107,778,000 after buying an additional 3,214 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in 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 buying an additional 4,727 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 564,422 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $47,372,000 after acquiring an additional 13,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 11.6% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 418,531 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $35,127,000 after acquiring an additional 43,654 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 47.76% of the company’s stock.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.15%.

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.