FY2026 EPS Forecast for Urban Outfitters Boosted by Analyst

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) – Zacks Research increased their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Urban Outfitters in a report released on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $4.72 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.08. The consensus estimate for Urban Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $3.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Urban Outfitters’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.88 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on URBN. Bank of America increased their target price on Urban Outfitters from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Urban Outfitters from $63.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Urban Outfitters from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 1st. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Urban Outfitters from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of Urban Outfitters from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $59.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $56.00.

Urban Outfitters Price Performance

URBN stock opened at $53.17 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $54.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.37. Urban Outfitters has a fifty-two week low of $33.86 and a fifty-two week high of $61.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.56.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The apparel retailer reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.15. The company 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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Urban Outfitters

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in URBN. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in Urban Outfitters by 61.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 525 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Urban Outfitters by 36.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 759 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Urban Outfitters by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,664 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $146,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Urban Outfitters by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 15,434 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $847,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP lifted its stake in shares of Urban Outfitters by 32.3% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,222 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.61% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Urban Outfitters

In other news, Director Harry S. Cherken, Jr. sold 55,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.31, for a total transaction of $3,152,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 510,296 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,245,063.76. The trade was a 9.73 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Wesley S. Mcdonald sold 8,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.44, for a total transaction of $485,052.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 15,450 shares in the company, valued at $902,898. This represents a 34.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 99,976 shares of company stock worth $5,573,263. Insiders own 31.80% 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.