Columbia Sportswear Co (NASDAQ: COLM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 24.15x compared to its average ratio. COLM has 36-month beta value of 0.93. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for COLM is 28.65M, and currently, short sellers hold a 15.47% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of COLM on November 28, 2024 was 412.00K shares.
COLM) stock’s latest price update
Columbia Sportswear Co (NASDAQ: COLM) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.28 compared to its previous closing price of 86.92. However, the company has seen a gain of 8.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-26 that Investors interested in stocks from the Textile – Apparel sector have probably already heard of Superior Group (SGC) and Columbia Sportswear (COLM). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
COLM’s Market Performance
COLM’s stock has risen by 8.81% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 14.50% and a quarterly rise of 8.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.68% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.32% for Columbia Sportswear Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.43% for COLM’s stock, with a 7.96% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of COLM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COLM stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for COLM by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for COLM in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $80 based on the research report published on July 19, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COLM reach a price target of $92, previously predicting the price at $84. The rating they have provided for COLM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 08th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Sell” to COLM, setting the target price at $62 in the report published on January 05th of the current year.
COLM Trading at 6.71% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought COLM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.68%, as shares surge +14.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.80% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COLM rose by +8.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.75% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $83.46. In addition, Columbia Sportswear Co saw 9.58% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at COLM starting from SIMMONS SABRINA, who sale 523 shares at the price of $81.70 back on May 02 ’24. After this action, SIMMONS SABRINA now owns 6,483 shares of Columbia Sportswear Co, valued at $42,729 using the latest closing price.
SIMMONS SABRINA, the Director of Columbia Sportswear Co, sale 518 shares at $82.17 during a trade that took place back on May 03 ’24, which means that SIMMONS SABRINA is holding 5,965 shares at $42,564 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for COLM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for Columbia Sportswear Co stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 11.62, with 7.70 for asset returns.
Based on Columbia Sportswear Co (COLM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 7.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 60.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 462.34 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.34. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.73for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.22.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Columbia Sportswear Co (COLM) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
