FY2025 EPS Estimate for Urban Outfitters Raised by Analyst

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Urban Outfitters in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 14th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the apparel retailer will earn $3.92 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.91. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $56.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Urban Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Urban Outfitters’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.16 EPS.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. Urban Outfitters had a return on equity of 15.86% and a net margin of 6.11%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.88 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on URBN. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Urban Outfitters from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Urban Outfitters from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group increased their target price on Urban Outfitters from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com cut Urban Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Urban Outfitters from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $50.55.

Urban Outfitters Price Performance

NASDAQ:URBN opened at $55.87 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.16 billion, a PE ratio of 16.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.55. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $48.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $42.72. Urban Outfitters has a 1-year low of $33.86 and a 1-year high of $59.05.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Urban Outfitters

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of URBN. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Urban Outfitters by 138.8% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 609 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 354 shares during the period. Quarry LP boosted its position in Urban Outfitters by 1,825.0% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 924 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 876 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Urban Outfitters during the second quarter valued at about $42,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Urban Outfitters by 36.3% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 759 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Urban Outfitters in the third quarter worth about $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.61% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Urban Outfitters

In other news, Director Harry S. Cherken, Jr. sold 55,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.31, for a total value of $3,152,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 510,296 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,245,063.76. This trade represents a 9.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 31.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.