Cwm LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Columbia Sportswear Company $COLM

Cwm LLC increased its position in Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) by 1,362.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 21,770 shares of the textile maker’s stock after buying an additional 20,281 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Columbia Sportswear were worth $1,139,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its position in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 0.5% in the second quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,198,524 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $73,206,000 after acquiring an additional 5,491 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 67.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 530,762 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $32,387,000 after purchasing an additional 213,905 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Columbia Sportswear by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 390,923 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $23,878,000 after purchasing an additional 3,331 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Columbia Sportswear by 231.7% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 367,330 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $22,437,000 after purchasing an additional 256,578 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Columbia Sportswear during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $14,669,000. 47.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on COLM shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (down previously from $40.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Zacks Research raised shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Columbia Sportswear from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on Columbia Sportswear from $61.00 to $55.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Columbia Sportswear has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $55.80.

Columbia Sportswear Stock Down 2.1%

Columbia Sportswear stock opened at $54.86 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $53.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $55.20. The company has a market cap of $2.96 billion, a PE ratio of 16.57 and a beta of 0.90. Columbia Sportswear Company has a twelve month low of $47.47 and a twelve month high of $92.88.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The textile maker reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.16. Columbia Sportswear had a return on equity of 12.45% and a net margin of 5.45%.The company had revenue of $943.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $917.02 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.56 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. Columbia Sportswear has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.040-1.340 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.010-3.310 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Columbia Sportswear Company will post 4.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.25%.

Columbia Sportswear Company Profile

Columbia Sportswear Company develops, sources, markets and distributes a wide range of outdoor apparel, footwear and accessories designed for activities such as hiking, skiing, snowboarding and trail running. Its product portfolio includes weatherproof jackets and pants featuring proprietary technologies like Omni-Tech® waterproofing and Omni-Heat® thermal reflective lining, as well as activewear, footwear, hats, gloves and accessories under the Columbia® brand and complementary brands.

Founded in 1938 as the Columbia Hat Company in Portland, Oregon, the company initially focused on headwear before expanding into outerwear in the 1970s with the introduction of the Bugaboo® interchange jacket.