Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for URBN FY2026 Earnings

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for Urban Outfitters in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates 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.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The apparel retailer reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.63 billion. Urban Outfitters had a return on equity of 15.86% and a net margin of 6.11%.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Urban Outfitters from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the company from $41.00 to $63.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Urban Outfitters from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Urban Outfitters from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $59.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Urban Outfitters from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group upped their price objective on Urban Outfitters from $56.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $56.00.

Urban Outfitters Stock Up 9.1 %

NASDAQ:URBN opened at $53.58 on Monday. Urban Outfitters has a fifty-two week low of $33.86 and a fifty-two week high of $61.16. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $54.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.24. The stock has a market cap of $4.94 billion, a PE ratio of 15.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.56.

Insider Buying and Selling at Urban Outfitters

In other Urban Outfitters news, Director Wesley S. Mcdonald sold 8,300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.44, for a total value of $485,052.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 15,450 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $902,898. This trade represents a 34.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Harry S. Cherken, Jr. sold 55,000 shares of the business’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 transaction, the director now directly owns 510,296 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,245,063.76. The trade was a 9.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 99,976 shares of company stock worth $5,573,263 over the last quarter. 31.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Urban Outfitters

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of URBN. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Urban Outfitters by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,481,469 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $56,765,000 after purchasing an additional 18,249 shares during the period. Algert Global LLC raised its holdings in shares of Urban Outfitters by 36.0% during the 3rd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 53,715 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $2,058,000 after purchasing an additional 14,220 shares in the last quarter. Friedenthal Financial bought a new position in Urban Outfitters during the fourth quarter valued at about $765,000. Petrus Trust Company LTA bought a new position in shares of Urban Outfitters in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $642,000. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Urban Outfitters by 3.1% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,073,416 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $79,433,000 after purchasing an additional 62,019 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.