NASDAQ:URBN - Urban Outfitters Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Urban Outfitters trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "URBN."

Urban Outfitters declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Saturday, August 26th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $20,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 0.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 21st. The apparel retailer reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.07. The apparel retailer had revenue of $992.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $980.19 million. Urban Outfitters had a net margin of 4.71% and a return on equity of 18.92%. Urban Outfitters's quarterly revenue was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.44 EPS. View Urban Outfitters' Earnings History.

Urban Outfitters is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 19th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Urban Outfitters.

Urban Outfitters will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, November 19th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

22 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Urban Outfitters' shares. Their predictions range from $24.00 to $60.00. On average, they expect Urban Outfitters' stock price to reach $46.0455 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Urban Outfitters.

22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Urban Outfitters in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 12 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Urban Outfitters.

News headlines about URBN stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Urban Outfitters earned a media sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the apparel retailer a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

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Urban Outfitters' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.20%), FMR LLC (4.87%), AQR Capital Management LLC (4.11%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.07%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.62%) and MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd (2.49%). Company insiders that own Urban Outfitters stock include Azeez Hayne, Calvin Hollinger, David W Mccreight, Edward N Antoian, Frank Conforti, Joel S Lawson III, Margaret Hayne, Robert H Strouse, Scott A Belair and Trish Donnelly. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Urban Outfitters.

URBN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, BlueMountain Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Columbus Circle Investors and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. Company insiders that have sold Urban Outfitters company stock in the last year include Azeez Hayne, Calvin Hollinger, David W Mccreight, Edward N Antoian, Frank Conforti, Joel S Lawson III, Margaret Hayne, Robert H Strouse, Scott A Belair and Trish Donnelly. View Insider Buying and Selling for Urban Outfitters.

URBN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Man Group plc, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Emerald Advisers Inc. PA, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Smith Asset Management Group LP and Bridgewater Associates LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Urban Outfitters.

Shares of URBN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of URBN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.03.

Urban Outfitters has a market capitalization of $4.29 billion and generates $3.62 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $108.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.67 on an earnings per share basis. Urban Outfitters employs 23,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Urban Outfitters is http://www.urbn.com.

Urban Outfitters' mailing address is 5000 South Broad Street, Philadelphia PA, 19112. The apparel retailer can be reached via phone at 215-454-5500 or via email at [email protected]