The stock of Columbia Sportswear Co (NASDAQ: COLM) has decreased by -5.59 when compared to last closing price of 85.86.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -8.42% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-04 that Although the revenue and EPS for Columbia Sportswear (COLM) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Is It Worth Investing in Columbia Sportswear Co (NASDAQ: COLM) Right Now?
Columbia Sportswear Co (NASDAQ: COLM) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.46x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for COLM is 0.90. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for COLM is 27.97M and currently, short sellers hold a 14.73% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of COLM on February 05, 2025 was 460.09K shares.
COLM’s Market Performance
COLM stock saw a decrease of -8.42% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -1.95% and a quarterly a decrease of 0.88%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.75%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.41% for Columbia Sportswear Co (COLM). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.52% for COLM’s stock, with a -1.71% 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 previous 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 previous year.
COLM Trading at -6.29% 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 -11.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.75%, as shares sank -3.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.12% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COLM fell by -9.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +5.90% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $85.74. In addition, Columbia Sportswear Co saw -3.42% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. 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 0.2 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 270.74 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.28. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.35. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.07for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.13. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.22.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Columbia Sportswear Co (COLM) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
