Q1 EPS Estimate for Urban Outfitters Lifted by Analyst

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Urban Outfitters in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $0.83 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.76. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a "Market Perform" rating and a $59.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Urban Outfitters' current full-year earnings is $3.91 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Urban Outfitters' Q1 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.04 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Urban Outfitters from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Barclays raised their target price on Urban Outfitters from $63.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Citigroup raised shares of Urban Outfitters from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $59.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Urban Outfitters from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Urban Outfitters from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $56.00.

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Urban Outfitters Stock Down 3.6 %

URBN stock traded down $2.09 during trading on Friday, reaching $56.77. The stock had a trading volume of 2,801,558 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,720,517. The company has a market capitalization of $5.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.54. Urban Outfitters has a one year low of $33.86 and a one year high of $61.16. The company's 50 day moving average is $55.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.75.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The apparel retailer reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.15. Urban Outfitters had a net margin of 6.11% and a return on equity of 15.86%. The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Harry S. Cherken, Jr. sold 15,000 shares of Urban Outfitters stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.50, for a total transaction of $757,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 495,296 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,012,448. The trade was a 2.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 31.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Urban Outfitters by 183,272.0% during the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,094,731 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $60,079,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094,134 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Urban Outfitters by 5,565.6% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 875,336 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $48,038,000 after buying an additional 859,886 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Urban Outfitters in the fourth quarter worth about $31,605,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Urban Outfitters in the 4th quarter valued at about $21,140,000. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Urban Outfitters during the 4th quarter valued at about $18,513,000. 77.61% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Urban Outfitters

Urban Outfitters, Inc engages in the retail and wholesale of general consumer products. The company operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Nuuly. It operates Urban Outfitters stores, which offer women's and men's fashion apparel, activewear, intimates, footwear, accessories, home goods, electronics, and beauty products for young adults aged 18 to 28; and Anthropologie stores that provide women's apparel, accessories, intimates, shoes, and home furnishings, as well as gifts, decorative items, and beauty and wellness products for women aged 28 to 45.