Urban Outfitters Company Profile (NASDAQ:URBN)

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

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 16th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $761.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $768.95 million. Urban Outfitters had a return on equity of 15.88% and a net margin of 5.66%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.25 earnings per share. View Urban Outfitters' Earnings History.

Urban Outfitters is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 15th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Urban Outfitters.

27 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Urban Outfitters' shares. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $43.00. On average, they anticipate Urban Outfitters' stock price to reach $24.92 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Urban Outfitters.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Urban Outfitters stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Urban Outfitters’ shares have declined significantly in the past six months and also underperformed the industry by a wide margin primarily due to lower-than-expected earnings for the third consecutive quarter. Further, the company’s top-line fell short of the estimate for the fourth consecutive quarter, when it posted first-quarter fiscal 2018 results. Moreover, investors are also concerned by management’s remark over gross margin, which is expected to decline year over year in second-quarter fiscal 2018 due to  rise in delivery and logistic expenses, higher markdowns at and lower initial mark up. However, new store openings, increase in direct penetration, growing wholesale operations, technology advancements and merchandising improvements bode well for the long term. Management is also making all possible efforts to enhance the performance of brands through store refurbishment and by bringing in more compelling assortments." (5/19/2017)
• 2. Cowen and Company analysts commented, "URBN's 4Q EPS of 55c was slight miss vs. Street's 56c, primarily on lower GM (-140bp vs. St. -100bp). Shares could trade down HSD today on decelerating sales trend towards end of 4Q, & 1Q GM is expected to be down similarly to 4Q. UO & Anthro store bases are at about saturation (199 & 210 stores, respectively), and DTC/bricks penetration could reach 50:50 in next 3 years." (3/8/2017)
• 3. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "2016 saw pressure in Anthro, margins compress in 2H, and some tail-off to UO's top line at year end. BUT' The company has high DTC penetration, is understored relative to peers, and is differentiated in the marketplace. With more balanced inventories, strength in DTC, and easy compares, we see a very favorable setup for URBN in 2H17." (3/8/2017)
• 4. Wedbush analysts commented, "URBN executives spent portions of the call hind-sighting 4Q16 results, discussing the volatility of current macro conditions, and recapping secular issues related to the continued impact of sales shifting to digital. Overall, the tone suggests similar trends from 4Q are likely to continue through at least 1H17. These trends include lower IMU and higher markdowns at U.O. and Anthro, continued margin pressure from channel shift to direct-to-consumer, and continued outperformance of non-apparel categories. Additionally, store opening cadence tilts toward 1H17, which puts additional pressure on the P&L, likely driving back half-weighted growth in 2017. Valuation remains supportive, but we have yet to identify a compelling near-term catalyst. We remain NEUTRAL." (3/8/2017)
• 5. Instinet analysts commented, "Forecasting a 50%/50% ecomm/store split in three years, URBN continues to acknowledge the ongoing retail transformation, while stressing its margineroding implications and not trying to convince others (or themselves) that business will go on as usual. In this new normal, it is encouraging that URBN is not facing a material string of store closures; however, with persisting GM pressures and ongoing opex deleverage, coupled with impairments for one-off locations, we believe URBN is better off, but not insulated from the retail pressures." (3/8/2017)

Urban Outfitters saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 14th, there was short interest totalling 17,137,839 shares, a decrease of 12.4% from the June 30th total of 19,569,583 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,133,321 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.5 days. Approximately 22.6% of the company's shares are short sold.

Some companies that are related to Urban Outfitters include Carter's (CRI), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Ted Baker plc (TED), Guess? (GES), N Brown Group plc (BWNG), Buckle, Inc. (The) (BKE), Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF), Genesco (GCO), Express (EXPR), Ascena Retail Group (ASNA), Lands' End (LE), Francesca's Holdings Corporation (FRAN), Citi Trends (CTRN), Tilly's (TLYS), Joules Group PLC (JOUL), Sequential Brands Group (SQBG), Stein Mart (SMRT) and Stage Stores (SSI).

Urban Outfitters' management team includes the folowing people:

• Richard A. Hayne, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
• David W. McCreight, President, Chief Executive Officer - Anthropologie Group
• Francis J. Conforti CPA, Chief Financial Officer
• Margaret A. Hayne, Chief Executive Officer, Free People Brand; Chief Creative Officer, Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Director
• Trish Donnelly, Chief Executive Officer - Urban Outfitters Group
• Calvin Hollinger, Chief Operating Officer
• Azeez Hayne, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
• Robert H. Strouse, Lead Independent Director
• Scott Galloway, Director
• Edward N. Antoian, Independent Director

Urban Outfitters' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include GW&K Investment Management LLC (0.27%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.25%), SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC (0.23%), First Quadrant L P CA (0.18%), Skylands Capital LLC (0.14%) and Sib LLC (0.14%). Company insiders that own Urban Outfitters stock include Azeez Hayne, Frank Conforti and Robert H Strouse. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Urban Outfitters.

Urban Outfitters' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, BB&T Corp, SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Fulton Bank N.A. and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold Urban Outfitters stock in the last year include Azeez Hayne and Frank Conforti. View Insider Buying and Selling for Urban Outfitters.

Urban Outfitters' stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Skylands Capital LLC, GW&K Investment Management LLC, Aperio Group LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., First Quadrant L P CA, ING Groep NV, Peregrine Capital Management LLC and LS Investment Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Urban Outfitters.

Shares of Urban Outfitters can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Urban Outfitters stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.42.