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

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

Urban Outfitters announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Saturday, August 26th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $20,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 0.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 22nd. The apparel retailer reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.08. The apparel retailer had revenue of $855.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $837.79 million. Urban Outfitters had a net margin of 3.71% and a return on equity of 16.13%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. View Urban Outfitters' Earnings History.

Urban Outfitters is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 21st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Urban Outfitters.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Urban Outfitters' stock. Their predictions range from $24.00 to $55.00. On average, they anticipate Urban Outfitters' share price to reach $43.1905 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Urban Outfitters.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Urban Outfitters in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 12 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Urban Outfitters.

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Media stories about URBN stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Urban Outfitters earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the apparel retailer an impact score of 44.63 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for Urban Outfitters.

Urban Outfitters' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.36%), FMR LLC (7.23%), MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (3.90%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.18%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.97%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.59%). 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 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Mackay Shields LLC, BlueMountain Capital Management LLC, LGT Capital Partners LTD., Soros Fund Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP and OppenheimerFunds Inc.. 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 FMR LLC, Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, BlackRock Inc., Smith Asset Management Group LP, Columbus Circle Investors, Renaissance Technologies LLC and Wells Fargo & Company MN. 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 $46.62.

Urban Outfitters has a market capitalization of $5.25 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.

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]