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 reacquire up to 0.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 21st. The apparel retailer reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.05. The apparel retailer earned $864.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $857.31 million. Urban Outfitters had a net margin of 7.31% and a return on equity of 20.02%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.38 EPS. View Urban Outfitters' Earnings History.

Urban Outfitters is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 20th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Urban Outfitters.

18 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Urban Outfitters' stock. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $58.00. On average, they expect Urban Outfitters' share price to reach $38.1522 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 56.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Urban Outfitters.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Urban Outfitters in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Urban Outfitters.

News coverage about URBN stock has trended negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Urban Outfitters earned a news sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the apparel retailer a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

Urban Outfitters saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 10,873,362 shares, an increase of 29.6% from the April 15th total of 8,389,530 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,852,715 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.8 days. Currently, 17.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View Urban Outfitters' Current Options Chain.

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

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Urban Outfitters investors own include Micron Technology (MU), Macy's (M), Intel (INTC), Starbucks (SBUX), Bank of America (BAC), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), General Electric (GE), Target (TGT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Gilead Sciences (GILD).

Urban Outfitters' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.94%), FMR LLC (5.84%), AQR Capital Management LLC (4.34%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.64%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.33%) and Natixis (0.94%). 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 JPMorgan Chase & Co., BlackRock Inc., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Morgan Stanley, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Bridgewater Associates LP and Emerald Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have sold Urban Outfitters company stock in the last year include Azeez Hayne, Calvin Hollinger, Edward N Antoian, Frank Conforti, Joel S Lawson III 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 Renaissance Technologies LLC, Natixis, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, FMR LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC and J. Goldman & Co 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 $24.43.

Urban Outfitters has a market capitalization of $2.53 billion and generates $3.95 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $298 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.75 on an earnings per share basis. Urban Outfitters employs 24,000 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]