In the past week, URBN stock has gone down by -2.76%, with a monthly decline of -11.44% and a quarterly plunge of -3.23%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.10%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.12% for Urban Outfitters, Inc.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.66% for URBN’s stock, with a 3.31% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) Right Now?
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.46x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for URBN is at 1.56. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for URBN is 58.67M, and currently, shorts hold a 6.68% of that float. The average trading volume for URBN on April 17, 2024 was 1.71M shares.
URBN) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) has dropped by -0.50 compared to previous close of 38.21. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -2.76% in its stock price over the last five trading days. PYMNTS reported 2024-04-16 that Financial infrastructure platform Stripe has launched a payments partnership with retail group URBN. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (April 16) will see is designed to offer a more consistent checkout experience for customers making online and in-person payments at retailers including Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and FP Movement.
Analysts’ Opinion of URBN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for URBN stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for URBN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for URBN in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $48 based on the research report published on February 28, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see URBN reach a price target of $41, previously predicting the price at $21. The rating they have provided for URBN stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on February 12th, 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Outperform” to URBN, setting the target price at $44 in the report published on January 10th of the current year.
URBN Trading at -9.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought URBN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.60% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.10%, as shares sank -11.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.38% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, URBN fell by -2.76%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.02% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.39. In addition, Urban Outfitters, Inc. saw 6.53% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at URBN starting from Smith Tricia D, who sale 6,250 shares at the price of $40.74 back on Mar 12 ’24. After this action, Smith Tricia D now owns 6,353 shares of Urban Outfitters, Inc., valued at $254,625 using the latest closing price.
Marein-Efron Melanie, the Chief Financial Officer of Urban Outfitters, Inc., sale 6,000 shares at $40.72 during a trade that took place back on Mar 12 ’24, which means that Marein-Efron Melanie is holding 908 shares at $244,290 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for URBN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Urban Outfitters, Inc. stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 14.73, with 7.38 for asset returns.
Based on Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.51. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -728.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 490.56 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.95. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.86. The receivables turnover for the company is 76.9for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.29.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
