Columbia Sportswear (COLM) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) is expected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect Columbia Sportswear to post earnings of $0.69 per share and revenue of $763.50 million for the quarter. Columbia Sportswear has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.800-4.150 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance at 0.620-0.700 EPS.

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) last released its quarterly earnings results 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%. On average, analysts expect Columbia Sportswear to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Columbia Sportswear Price Performance

COLM stock opened at $62.74 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.46 billion, a PE ratio of 16.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.91. Columbia Sportswear has a 12 month low of $59.07 and a 12 month high of $92.88.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $68.00 price objective (down previously from $80.00) on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Columbia Sportswear in a research note on Monday. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $64.00 price objective on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Columbia Sportswear from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $100.00 to $91.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Columbia Sportswear from $42.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $73.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Columbia Sportswear news, Director Ronald E. Nelson sold 6,395 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.74, for a total value of $522,727.30. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 17,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,393,503.52. This trade represents a 27.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Richelle T. Luther sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.36, for a total value of $369,440.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 14,283 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,319,177.88. This represents a 21.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 44.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.