Urban Outfitters (URBN) Competitors

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) and Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, AEO or URBN?

American Eagle Outfitters has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AEO or URBN?

In the previous week, American Eagle Outfitters had 3 more articles in the media than Urban Outfitters. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for American Eagle Outfitters and 11 mentions for Urban Outfitters. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat American Eagle Outfitters' score of 0.60 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Eagle Outfitters	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Urban Outfitters	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer AEO or URBN?

American Eagle Outfitters presently has a consensus target price of $14.70, indicating a potential upside of 13.16%. Urban Outfitters has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.26%. Given American Eagle Outfitters' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe American Eagle Outfitters is more favorable than Urban Outfitters.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Eagle Outfitters	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
Urban Outfitters	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AEO or URBN?

Urban Outfitters has higher revenue and earnings than American Eagle Outfitters. American Eagle Outfitters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Outfitters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Eagle Outfitters	$5.27B	0.43	$329.38M	$0.98	13.26
Urban Outfitters	$5.68B	1.22	$402.46M	$4.78	16.22

Is AEO or URBN more profitable?

Urban Outfitters has a net margin of 7.91% compared to American Eagle Outfitters' net margin of 3.73%. Urban Outfitters' return on equity of 17.98% beat American Eagle Outfitters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Eagle Outfitters	3.73%	13.34%	5.99%
Urban Outfitters	7.91%	17.98%	9.64%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AEO or URBN?

97.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Urban Outfitters beats American Eagle Outfitters on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.