Columbia Sportswear Stock Options

COLM Stock  USD 83.10  0.43  0.52%   
Columbia Sportswear's latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.25. The Columbia Sportswear option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Columbia Sportswear option contracts. It shows all of Columbia Sportswear's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Columbia Sportswear Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Columbia Sportswear's market makers reach a net positive position across all Columbia Sportswear's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Columbia Sportswear's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Columbia Sportswear

Analyzing Columbia Sportswear's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Columbia Sportswear regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Columbia Sportswear's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Columbia Sportswear's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Columbia Sportswear's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Columbia Sportswear lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Columbia Sportswear's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Columbia Sportswear contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Columbia Stock moves the wrong way.

Columbia Current Options Market Mood

Columbia Sportswear's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Columbia Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Columbia Sportswear's options investors are not very successful. Columbia Sportswear's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Columbia contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Columbia Sportswear will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0156% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Columbia Sportswear trading at USD 83.1, that is roughly USD 0.013. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Columbia Sportswear's daily price movement you should consider buying Columbia Sportswear options at the current volatility level of 0.25%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Columbia Sportswear options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Columbia calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Columbia Sportswear stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Columbia Sportswear Option Chain

When Columbia Sportswear's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Columbia Sportswear stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Columbia Sportswear's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Columbia. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Columbia. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Columbia Sportswear against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
COLM250117C00045000045.038.0 - 42.538.0Out
Call
COLM250117C00050000050.033.0 - 37.933.0Out
Call
COLM250117C00055000055.028.5 - 33.028.5Out
Call
COLM250117C00060000060.024.0 - 28.624.0Out
Call
COLM250117C00065000065.019.5 - 24.419.5Out
Call
COLM250117C00070000070.015.2 - 19.815.2Out
Call
COLM250117C00075000075.011.8 - 16.011.8Out
Call
COLM250117C00080000080.08.7 - 13.08.7Out
Call
COLM250117C00085000085.05.7 - 10.05.7Out
Call
COLM250117C00090000090.04.5 - 5.94.43Out
 Put
COLM250117P00045000045.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
COLM250117P00050000050.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
COLM250117P00055000055.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
COLM250117P00060000060.00.1 - 4.90.1Out
 Put
COLM250117P00065000065.00.0 - 5.05.0Out
 Put
COLM250117P00070000070.00.2 - 4.90.2Out
 Put
COLM250117P00075000075.00.6 - 3.70.6Out
 Put
COLM250117P00080000080.03.3 - 5.33.3Out
 Put
COLM250117P00085000085.05.6 - 7.45.6Out
 Put
COLM250117P00090000090.07.7 - 10.17.7Out

Columbia Sportswear Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Columbia Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.18 Billion

At this time, Columbia Sportswear's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Columbia Sportswear Corporate Management

Peter BragdonChief Admin. Officer, Executive VP and General CounselProfile
Andrew CFADirector IntelligenceProfile
Skip PotterExecutive OfficerProfile
Pri ShumateChief OfficerProfile
Michael BlackfordSenior BrandProfile
When determining whether Columbia Sportswear is a strong investment it is important to analyze Columbia Sportswear's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Columbia Sportswear's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Columbia Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Is Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Columbia Sportswear. If investors know Columbia will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Columbia Sportswear listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.08)
Dividend Share
1.2
Earnings Share
3.57
Revenue Per Share
56.262
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.06)
The market value of Columbia Sportswear is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Columbia that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Columbia Sportswear's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Columbia Sportswear's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Columbia Sportswear's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Columbia Sportswear's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Columbia Sportswear's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Columbia Sportswear is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Columbia Sportswear's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.