Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UAA) Receives Average Rating of "Reduce" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Under Armour, Inc. has received an average rating of "Reduce" from 23 brokerages, with 4 analysts recommending a sell, 16 a hold, and 3 a buy.
• The current average target price for Under Armour stock is $6.70, while recent individual target prices have ranged from $5.00 to $7.00.
• Insider transactions have seen notable activity, with directors purchasing a combined total of 202,045 shares, showing significant investment confidence despite the stock's struggles.

Shares of Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UAA - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of "Reduce" from the twenty-three brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, sixteen have given a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $6.70.

UAA has been the subject of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Under Armour in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $7.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Under Armour from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their target price on shares of Under Armour from $7.00 to $5.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Under Armour from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Rothschild Redb downgraded shares of Under Armour from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th.

Under Armour Stock Performance

Under Armour stock opened at $5.05 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $5.33 and a 200-day moving average of $6.02. Under Armour has a 1 year low of $4.72 and a 1 year high of $11.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The company has a market capitalization of $2.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.93, a P/E/G ratio of 4.24 and a beta of 1.76.

Under Armour (NYSE:UAA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 8th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.03 by ($0.01). Under Armour had a net margin of 1.99% and a return on equity of 7.24%. The firm had revenue of $1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.01 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Under Armour has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.010-0.020 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Under Armour will post 0.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Dawn N. Fitzpatrick bought 100,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $4.93 per share, with a total value of $493,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 133,696 shares of the company's stock, valued at $659,121.28. This trade represents a 296.77% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Robert John Sweeney bought 100,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $4.88 per share, with a total value of $488,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 133,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $652,436.48. This trade represents a 296.77% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired a total of 202,045 shares of company stock valued at $991,000 in the last three months. Insiders own 15.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Under Armour

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Under Armour by 17.5% during the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,494,339 shares of the company's stock worth $40,590,000 after buying an additional 965,404 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of Under Armour by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 5,970,726 shares of the company's stock worth $40,780,000 after buying an additional 504,912 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Under Armour by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,047,630 shares of the company's stock worth $31,548,000 after buying an additional 231,990 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Under Armour by 17.2% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,997,850 shares of the company's stock worth $24,987,000 after buying an additional 586,183 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in shares of Under Armour by 109.3% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,944,567 shares of the company's stock worth $20,111,000 after buying an additional 1,537,713 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.58% of the company's stock.

About Under Armour

Under Armour, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages developing, marketing, and distributing performance apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and youth. The company provides its apparel in compression, fitted, and loose fit types. It also offers footwear products for running, training, basketball, cleated sports, recovery, and outdoor applications.

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