Telsey Advisory Group Increases Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) Price Target to $46.00

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) had its target price lifted by stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $44.00 to $46.00 in a report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage presently has a “market perform” rating on the apparel retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s price objective would indicate a potential downside of 3.14% from the stock’s current price. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Urban Outfitters’ FY2025 earnings at $3.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.15 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on URBN. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Urban Outfitters from $52.00 to $43.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. Citigroup increased their price objective on Urban Outfitters from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Urban Outfitters from $40.00 to $38.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Urban Outfitters from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Urban Outfitters from $48.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and four 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 a consensus target price of $46.27.

Urban Outfitters Stock Up 18.3 %

Urban Outfitters stock opened at $47.49 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.11. Urban Outfitters has a 52 week low of $33.17 and a 52 week high of $48.90. The stock has a market cap of $4.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.61, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.50.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.28. Urban Outfitters had a net margin of 5.83% and a return on equity of 15.49%. The company had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.88 earnings per share. Urban Outfitters’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Urban Outfitters will post 3.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Tricia D. Smith sold 11,730 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.29, for a total transaction of $413,951.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 31.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Urban Outfitters by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 35,686 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,315,000 after purchasing an additional 2,527 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Urban Outfitters by 1.2% during 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 acquiring an additional 18,249 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd raised its position in shares of Urban Outfitters by 367.0% in the 3rd quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 25,427 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $974,000 after acquiring an additional 19,982 shares in the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management lifted its stake in shares of Urban Outfitters by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 43,607 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,671,000 after purchasing an additional 4,092 shares during the period. Finally, Weiss Asset Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Urban Outfitters during the third quarter valued at approximately $3,894,000. 77.61% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.