Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for URBN

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Urban Outfitters in a report released on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the apparel retailer will earn $0.83 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.72. The consensus estimate for Urban Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $3.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Urban Outfitters’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.30 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.07 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley upgraded Urban Outfitters from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $41.00 to $63.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price objective on shares of Urban Outfitters from $56.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Urban Outfitters from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Urban Outfitters from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 1st. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of Urban Outfitters from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $42.00 to $59.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $56.00.

Urban Outfitters Stock Performance

URBN opened at $49.13 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.53 billion, a PE ratio of 14.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.56. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $54.82 and a 200-day moving average of $46.98. Urban Outfitters has a 52-week low of $33.86 and a 52-week high of $61.16.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The apparel retailer reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. Urban Outfitters had a net margin of 6.11% and a return on equity of 15.86%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Urban Outfitters

In other Urban Outfitters news, insider Azeez Hayne sold 11,676 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.75, for a total value of $639,261.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Harry S. Cherken, Jr. sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.50, for a total transaction of $757,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 495,296 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,012,448. The trade was a 2.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 99,976 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,263 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 31.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Urban Outfitters

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in URBN. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Urban Outfitters by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,799,366 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $107,244,000 after buying an additional 31,100 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Urban Outfitters by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,188,806 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $120,122,000 after acquiring an additional 115,390 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Urban Outfitters by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,089,155 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $114,653,000 after purchasing an additional 173,082 shares in the last quarter. Junto Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Urban Outfitters by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Junto Capital Management LP now owns 1,483,646 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $81,422,000 after purchasing an additional 13,820 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Urban Outfitters by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,481,469 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $56,765,000 after purchasing an additional 18,249 shares in the last quarter. 77.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Urban Outfitters Company Profile

Urban Outfitters, Inc engages in the retail and wholesale of general consumer products. The company operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Nuuly. It operates Urban Outfitters stores, which offer women's and men's fashion apparel, activewear, intimates, footwear, accessories, home goods, electronics, and beauty products for young adults aged 18 to 28; and Anthropologie stores that provide women's apparel, accessories, intimates, shoes, and home furnishings, as well as gifts, decorative items, and beauty and wellness products for women aged 28 to 45.