NASDAQ:URBN - Urban Outfitters Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Urban Outfitters declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Saturday, August 26th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $20,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 0.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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

Urban Outfitters is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August, 13th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Urban Outfitters.

24 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Urban Outfitters' shares. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $54.00. On average, they expect Urban Outfitters' stock price to reach $41.3478 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.2%. View Analyst Ratings for Urban Outfitters.

24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Urban Outfitters in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 13 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Urban Outfitters include Viacom, Inc. Class A (VIA), GAP (GPS), Nordstrom (JWN), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Childrens Place (PLCE), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Buckle (BKE), Lands' End (LE), Destination XL Group (DXLG), Stein Mart (SMRT) and Stage Stores (SSI).

Media stories about URBN stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Urban Outfitters earned a media sentiment score of 0.25 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the apparel retailer an impact score of 47.77 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

Urban Outfitters' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY (3.90%), Sib LLC (0.18%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.17%), Empirical Finance LLC (0.09%), Thompson Investment Management Inc. (0.09%) and Dorsey Wright & Associates (0.04%). 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 LGT Capital Partners LTD., Empirical Finance LLC, Thompson Investment Management Inc. and Cerebellum GP LLC. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dorsey Wright & Associates, Sib LLC, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 $44.56.

Urban Outfitters has a market capitalization of $4.85 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]