Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) Stock

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) had its target price raised by stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $46.00 to $56.00 in a research note issued on Tuesday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm presently has a “market perform” rating on the apparel retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 2.53% from the company’s current price. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Urban Outfitters’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.16 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Urban Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Urban Outfitters from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Urban Outfitters from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Urban Outfitters from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $42.00 to $59.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Urban Outfitters from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Urban Outfitters currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $50.55.

Urban Outfitters Price Performance

Shares of URBN stock opened at $54.62 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.55. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $49.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.83. Urban Outfitters has a one year low of $33.86 and a one year high of $59.05.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. Urban Outfitters had a return on equity of 15.86% and a net margin of 6.11%. The company’s revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.88 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Urban Outfitters will post 3.89 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Urban Outfitters

In other news, Director Harry S. Cherken, Jr. sold 55,000 shares of Urban Outfitters stock in a transaction on Friday, January 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.31, for a total transaction of $3,152,050.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 510,296 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,245,063.76. This trade represents a 9.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 31.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Urban Outfitters

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in URBN. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Urban Outfitters by 5.2% in the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 9,712 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 482 shares in the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp increased its stake in Urban Outfitters by 22.8% during the 2nd quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 60,820 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,497,000 after purchasing an additional 11,286 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in Urban Outfitters by 3.5% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 99,121 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $4,069,000 after buying an additional 3,327 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Urban Outfitters by 60.7% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 23,577 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $971,000 after acquiring an additional 8,904 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Urban Outfitters during the second quarter worth $224,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.61% of the company’s stock.

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.