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In the latest session, Columbia Sportswear Co (NASDAQ: COLM) closed at $79.54 up 1.43% from its previous closing price of $78.42. In other words, the price has increased by $1.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.84 million shares were traded. COLM stock price reached its highest trading level at $80.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $78.68.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Columbia Sportswear Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.40 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.72 and its Current Ratio is at 2.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wedbush on July 19, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $80.
On July 08, 2024, Stifel Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $84 to $92.
UBS Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on January 05, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $76 to $62.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’25 when LUTHER RICHELLE T sold 4,000 shares for $92.36 per share. The transaction valued at 369,440 led to the insider holds 14,283 shares of the business.
LUTHER RICHELLE T bought 4,000 shares of COLM for $369,435 on Feb 26 ’25. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, Potter Steven M., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 10,689 shares for $94.00 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 4401966592 and an Enterprise Value of 4035676416. As of this moment, Columbia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.198 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.353.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COLM is 0.90, which has changed by 0.028578877 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 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 $73.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.90%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, COLM has traded an average of 684.39K shares per day and 872680 over the past ten days. A total of 56.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.06M. Insiders hold about 51.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 55.54% stake in the company. Shares short for COLM as of 1740700800 were 3612269 with a Short Ratio of 5.28, compared to 1738281600 on 3346623. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3612269 and a Short% of Float of 12.43.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for COLM is 1.20, from 1.2 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015302219The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.2. The current Payout Ratio is 31.44% for COLM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1741564800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-09-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
