Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Urban Outfitters

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Urban Outfitters in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the apparel retailer will earn $4.72 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.08. The consensus estimate for Urban Outfitters' current full-year earnings is $3.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Urban Outfitters' Q4 2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.88 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Bank of America increased their price target on Urban Outfitters from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Urban Outfitters from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Urban Outfitters from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Urban Outfitters from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $41.00 to $63.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of Urban Outfitters from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $42.00 to $59.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $56.00.

Urban Outfitters Price Performance

Shares of Urban Outfitters stock traded down $0.79 during trading on Monday, hitting $51.82. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,449,421 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,756,349. The stock has a market cap of $4.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.56. Urban Outfitters has a 52 week low of $33.86 and a 52 week high of $61.16. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $54.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.40.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The apparel retailer reported $1.04 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 business had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.63 billion.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Azeez Hayne sold 11,676 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.75, for a total transaction of $639,261.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Wesley S. Mcdonald sold 8,300 shares of Urban Outfitters stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.44, for a total transaction of $485,052.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 15,450 shares in the company, valued at $902,898. This trade represents a 34.95 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 99,976 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,263 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 31.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in URBN. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Urban Outfitters by 1.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,799,366 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $107,244,000 after purchasing an additional 31,100 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Urban Outfitters by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,188,806 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $120,122,000 after buying an additional 115,390 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Urban Outfitters by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,089,155 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $114,653,000 after acquiring an additional 173,082 shares during the period. Junto Capital Management LP grew its stake in Urban Outfitters by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Junto Capital Management LP now owns 1,483,646 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $81,422,000 after acquiring an additional 13,820 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Urban Outfitters by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,481,469 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $56,765,000 after acquiring an additional 18,249 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.61% of the company's stock.

Urban Outfitters Company Profile

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.