8,751 Shares in Urban Outfitters, Inc. $URBN Acquired by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 8,751 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $620,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Urban Outfitters during the 2nd quarter valued at $615,160,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Urban Outfitters by 8.5% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,313,938 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $273,274,000 after purchasing an additional 338,622 shares in the last quarter. Abrams Bison Investments LLC bought a new stake in Urban Outfitters in the fourth quarter worth $127,114,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Urban Outfitters by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,507,027 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $113,434,000 after buying an additional 35,244 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. raised its holdings in Urban Outfitters by 33.8% during the fourth quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 1,297,452 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $97,646,000 after buying an additional 327,453 shares in the last quarter. 77.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Urban Outfitters

Here are the key news stories impacting Urban Outfitters this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broad-based comparable-sales growth supported the results, including gains at Free People, Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie. The company also described the quarter as its eighth consecutive period of record sales and profits. URBN Reports Record Q2 Sales and Profits
• Positive Sentiment: Nuuly remained a major growth engine: subscription revenue increased 28.6% and average active subscribers rose 30.4%. Management outlined high-single-digit fiscal 2027 sales growth and expects Nuuly revenue to exceed $700 million. Urban Outfitters Growth Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised their forecasts following the release. Wells Fargo increased its price target from $75 to $80, although it retained an Equal Weight rating. Analysts Boost Forecasts
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported GAAP net income was $240.7 million, or $2.78 per diluted share, for the quarter; however, market attention focused on adjusted EPS, which was broadly in line with expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: The stock’s decline suggests investors were looking for a larger earnings beat. Some coverage characterized adjusted earnings as missing estimates, creating disappointment despite revenue exceeding forecasts. URBN Q2 Earnings Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider activity showed sales but no purchases, while institutional positioning was mixed, potentially adding caution after the strong run-up.

Urban Outfitters Price Performance

NASDAQ URBN opened at $78.79 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s fifty day moving average is $73.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.77. Urban Outfitters, Inc. has a 52-week low of $59.53 and a 52-week high of $85.43.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The apparel retailer reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.72. Urban Outfitters had a net margin of 8.79% and a return on equity of 18.89%. The business had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.58 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Urban Outfitters, Inc. will post 6.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

URBN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Urban Outfitters from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Urban Outfitters from $80.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America boosted their target price on Urban Outfitters from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $90.00 target price on shares of Urban Outfitters in a research report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Urban Outfitters from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $76.00 to $93.00 in a report on Monday, July 20th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $90.64.

About Urban Outfitters

Urban Outfitters, Inc is a global lifestyle retailer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1970 by Richard Hayne, Scott Belair and Judy Wicks, the company began as a single store catering to college students in the city’s historic Old City neighborhood. Over the decades, Urban Outfitters has expanded its reach and diversified its portfolio to include multiple retail concepts addressing distinct customer segments.

The company operates through several well-known brands, each offering a curated selection of apparel, footwear, accessories and home goods.