URBN vs. AEO, ANF, BKE, BOOT, DKS, FL, GES, SCVL, CAL, and CTRN
Should you be buying Urban Outfitters stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Urban Outfitters include American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Buckle (BKE), Boot Barn (BOOT), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Foot Locker (FL), Guess? (GES), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Caleres (CAL), and Citi Trends (CTRN).
Urban Outfitters vs. Its Competitors
American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) and Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
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.
97.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.8% of Urban Outfitters shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 9 more articles in the media than American Eagle Outfitters. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 2 mentions for American Eagle Outfitters. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat American Eagle Outfitters' score of 0.47 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
American Eagle Outfitters currently has a consensus target price of $14.70, indicating a potential upside of 49.62%. Urban Outfitters has a consensus target price of $74.09, indicating a potential upside of 6.32%. Given American Eagle Outfitters' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Eagle Outfitters is more favorable than Urban Outfitters.
American Eagle Outfitters has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Urban Outfitters beats American Eagle Outfitters on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:URBN) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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