Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) Price Target Raised to $56.00

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) had its target price lifted by Telsey Advisory Group from $46.00 to $56.00 in a report issued on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage currently has a market perform rating on the apparel retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Urban Outfitters’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.16 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on URBN. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Urban Outfitters from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Urban Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Urban Outfitters from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Barclays raised their price objective on Urban Outfitters from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Urban Outfitters from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. One 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $51.64.

Urban Outfitters Stock Down 2.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:URBN opened at $53.21 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $49.44 and a 200 day moving average of $42.91. The company has a market capitalization of $4.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.55. Urban Outfitters has a 52 week low of $33.86 and a 52 week high of $59.05.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.25. Urban Outfitters had a return on equity of 15.86% and a net margin of 6.11%. The firm had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.88 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Urban Outfitters will post 3.89 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Harry S. Cherken, Jr. sold 55,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.31, for a total transaction of $3,152,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 510,296 shares in the company, valued at $29,245,063.76. This represents a 9.73 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 31.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Urban Outfitters

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of URBN. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in shares of Urban Outfitters by 5.2% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 9,712 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares in the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp lifted its stake in shares of Urban Outfitters by 22.8% in the second quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 60,820 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,497,000 after buying an additional 11,286 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in Urban Outfitters by 3.5% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 99,121 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $4,069,000 after acquiring an additional 3,327 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in Urban Outfitters by 60.7% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 23,577 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $971,000 after acquiring an additional 8,904 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in Urban Outfitters in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $224,000. 77.61% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.