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After finishing at $53.81 in the prior trading day, Columbia Sportswear Co (NASDAQ: COLM) closed at $54.45, up 1.19%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. COLM stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.745 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $53.64.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of COLM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.59. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.27 and its Current Ratio is at 2.49. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
On April 28, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $64.
On July 19, 2024, Wedbush started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $80.Wedbush initiated its Neutral rating on July 19, 2024, with a $80 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 11 ’25 when Bragdon Peter J bought 300 shares for $49.87 per share. The transaction valued at 14,961 led to the insider holds 24,986 shares of the business.
BABSON STEPHEN E sold 2,776 shares of COLM for $183,049 on May 09 ’25. The Director now owns 128,309 shares after completing the transaction at $65.94 per share. On May 09 ’25, another insider, BABSON STEPHEN E, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,776 shares for $65.94 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, COLM now has a Market Capitalization of 2982232064 and an Enterprise Value of 2849339392. As of this moment, Columbia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.835 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.7.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COLM is 0.96, which has changed by -0.33500242 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14064062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COLM has reached a high of $92.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $48.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.88%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 686.59K shares per day over the past 3-months and 647850 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 54.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 26.84M. Insiders hold about 50.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 54.30% stake in the company. Shares short for COLM as of 1753920000 were 2669904 with a Short Ratio of 3.89, compared to 1751241600 on 3341183. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2669904 and a Short% of Float of 9.39.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, COLM’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.2, compared to 1.20 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022300689The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.25. The current Payout Ratio is 31.44% for COLM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-22 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-21. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-09-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Columbia Sportswear Co (COLM) is underway, with the input of 9.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.4, with high estimates of $1.6 and low estimates of $1.09.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.5 and $2.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.18. EPS for the following year is $3.13, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $3.9 and $2.35.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $917.02M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $923M to a low estimate of $904.6M. As of the current estimate, Columbia Sportswear Co’s year-ago sales were $931.77MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.07B. There is a high estimate of $1.09B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.04B.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COLM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.4B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.37BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.47B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.54B and the low estimate is $3.42B.
