Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for URBN Q1 Earnings

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for Urban Outfitters in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey expects that the apparel retailer will earn $1.19 per share for the quarter. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $72.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Urban Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $3.91 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Urban Outfitters’ Q2 2027 earnings at $1.58 EPS.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 21st. The apparel retailer reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.35. The firm had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. Urban Outfitters had a net margin of 6.11% and a return on equity of 15.86%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.69 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on URBN. Jefferies Financial Group reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $46.00 target price (up from $42.00) on shares of Urban Outfitters in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Glj Research reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Urban Outfitters in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Urban Outfitters from $62.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America raised their price target on Urban Outfitters from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Urban Outfitters from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Urban Outfitters currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $67.45.

Urban Outfitters Price Performance

Urban Outfitters stock opened at $72.28 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.71, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.33. Urban Outfitters has a one year low of $33.86 and a one year high of $73.68. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $52.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $52.47.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Urban Outfitters

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. bought a new position in Urban Outfitters during the fourth quarter worth about $219,000. KBC Group NV lifted its stake in Urban Outfitters by 41.8% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,959 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $162,000 after purchasing an additional 872 shares during the period. Empirical Finance LLC bought a new position in Urban Outfitters during the fourth quarter worth about $813,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in Urban Outfitters by 1,016.6% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 131,606 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $7,223,000 after purchasing an additional 119,820 shares during the period. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Urban Outfitters by 38.2% during the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 1,699 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 470 shares during the period. 77.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Azeez Hayne sold 11,676 shares of Urban Outfitters stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.75, for a total transaction of $639,261.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Wesley S. Mcdonald sold 8,300 shares of Urban Outfitters stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $902,898. This trade represents a 34.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 29,976 shares of company stock valued at $1,663,713 over the last three months. 31.60% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.