Urban Outfitters (URBN) Competitors $68.34 -1.85 (-2.64%) Closing price 10/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$68.36 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 10/10/2025 07:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock URBN vs. AEO, BKE, BOOT, DKS, ANF, GES, SCVL, CAL, ZUMZ, and GCOShould you be buying Urban Outfitters stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Urban Outfitters include American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Buckle (BKE), Boot Barn (BOOT), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Guess? (GES), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Caleres (CAL), Zumiez (ZUMZ), and Genesco (GCO). Urban Outfitters vs. Its Competitors American Eagle Outfitters Buckle Boot Barn DICK'S Sporting Goods Abercrombie & Fitch Guess? Shoe Carnival Caleres Zumiez Genesco Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer URBN or AEO? Urban Outfitters currently has a consensus price target of $81.91, suggesting a potential upside of 19.86%. American Eagle Outfitters has a consensus price target of $14.72, suggesting a potential upside of 2.77%. Given Urban Outfitters' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Urban Outfitters is more favorable than American Eagle Outfitters.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Urban Outfitters 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60American Eagle Outfitters 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of URBN or AEO? 77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. 31.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, URBN or AEO? Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Eagle Outfitters has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, URBN or AEO? Urban Outfitters has higher revenue and earnings than American Eagle Outfitters. Urban Outfitters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Eagle Outfitters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUrban Outfitters$5.55B1.10$402.46M$5.1213.35American Eagle Outfitters$5.33B0.46$329.38M$1.0413.77 Is URBN or AEO more profitable? Urban Outfitters has a net margin of 8.15% compared to American Eagle Outfitters' net margin of 3.74%. Urban Outfitters' return on equity of 18.43% beat American Eagle Outfitters' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Urban Outfitters8.15% 18.43% 9.98% American Eagle Outfitters 3.74%13.67%5.80% Does the media refer more to URBN or AEO? In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 2 more articles in the media than American Eagle Outfitters. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 11 mentions for American Eagle Outfitters. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat American Eagle Outfitters' score of 0.44 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Urban Outfitters 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Eagle Outfitters 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryUrban Outfitters beats American Eagle Outfitters on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Urban Outfitters News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for URBN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart URBN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUrban OutfittersRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.13B$8.19B$26.74B$10.26BDividend YieldN/A3.04%172.58%4.76%P/E Ratio13.3521.3218.8426.56Price / Sales1.101.158.81192.48Price / Cash12.6317.9957.5160.57Price / Book2.553.474.986.52Net Income$402.46M$368.88M$911.70M$276.43M7 Day Performance-6.19%-6.35%-5.09%-0.88%1 Month Performance0.93%-7.12%-3.73%3.48%1 Year Performance88.26%-6.72%11.06%30.15% Urban Outfitters Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)URBNUrban Outfitters4.3193 of 5 stars$68.34-2.6%$81.91+19.9%+88.3%$6.13B$5.55B13.3529,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters3.2046 of 5 stars$15.75-7.0%$14.72-6.5%-30.3%$2.87B$5.33B15.1444,000Analyst ForecastBKEBuckle2.7869 of 5 stars$58.44+1.6%$54.00-7.6%+24.2%$2.94B$1.22B14.618,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBOOTBoot Barn3.4795 of 5 stars$169.65-1.0%$182.54+7.6%+2.8%$5.24B$1.91B26.7610,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.9197 of 5 stars$229.95-0.6%$232.05+0.9%+3.1%$18.54B$13.44B16.0656,100Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.7898 of 5 stars$77.88-7.8%$111.11+42.7%-51.0%$3.98B$4.95B7.3739,200Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeGESGuess?2.6697 of 5 stars$16.82-0.1%$16.75-0.4%-13.8%$876.55M$3.00B105.1313,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSCVLShoe Carnival3.9475 of 5 stars$21.41-3.7%N/A-52.5%$608.50M$1.20B9.435,500Analyst ForecastCALCaleres3.9184 of 5 stars$13.94-2.5%$14.00+0.4%-63.7%$483.95M$2.72B7.979,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastZUMZZumiez1.2717 of 5 stars$20.63+3.0%$18.00-12.7%-14.0%$343.41M$889.20M-2,060.948,700Analyst ForecastGCOGenesco4.4633 of 5 stars$29.20-3.3%$30.00+2.7%-4.8%$326.02M$2.33B-11.9718,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEO Alternatives BKE Alternatives BOOT Alternatives DKS Alternatives ANF Alternatives GES Alternatives SCVL Alternatives CAL Alternatives ZUMZ Alternatives GCO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:URBN) was last updated on 10/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredForget AI, This Will Be the Next Big Tech BreakthroughAfter picking Nvidia in 2016, before it jumped 27,000%... 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