Q3 EPS Forecast for Columbia Sportswear Increased by Analyst

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Columbia Sportswear in a report released on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the textile maker will earn $1.55 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.41. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Columbia Sportswear’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Columbia Sportswear’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.07 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.65 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.75 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. UBS Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a $47.00 price target (up from $44.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $67.00 target price (up from $65.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Robert W. Baird set a $63.00 target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $60.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $62.67.

Columbia Sportswear Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:COLM opened at $63.39 on Monday. Columbia Sportswear has a 1 year low of $47.47 and a 1 year high of $67.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.24 billion, a PE ratio of 20.19 and a beta of 0.91. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.00.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The textile maker reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $779.01 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $758.26 million. Columbia Sportswear had a net margin of 4.98% and a return on equity of 11.78%. The business’s revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.75 EPS. Columbia Sportswear has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.550-4.000 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.460–0.370 EPS.

Columbia Sportswear Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Columbia Sportswear’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.22%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Columbia Sportswear news, Director Sabrina Simmons sold 1,329 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.24, for a total value of $81,387.96. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 8,260 shares in the company, valued at $505,842.40. This trade represents a 13.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 51.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Columbia Sportswear

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of COLM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 215.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,083,624 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $56,674,000 after buying an additional 739,584 shares during the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Columbia Sportswear in the first quarter worth $27,407,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 82.9% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 970,675 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $50,242,000 after buying an additional 439,913 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 15.7% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,222,770 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $121,824,000 after buying an additional 301,277 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Columbia Sportswear by 231.7% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 367,330 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $22,437,000 after buying an additional 256,578 shares during the last quarter. 47.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Columbia Sportswear

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.