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In the latest session, Urban Outfitters, Inc (NASDAQ: URBN) closed at $55.37 up 1.24% from its previous closing price of $54.69. In other words, the price has increased by $1.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.67 million shares were traded. URBN stock price reached its highest trading level at $55.865 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $54.65.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Urban Outfitters, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.75 and its Current Ratio is at 1.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on January 21, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $63 from $41 previously.
On January 14, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $46 to $56.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on November 27, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $42 to $59.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 21 ’25 when CHERKEN HARRY S JR sold 15,000 shares for $50.50 per share. The transaction valued at 757,500 led to the insider holds 495,296 shares of the business.
CHERKEN HARRY S JR sold 55,000 shares of URBN for $3,152,111 on Jan 10 ’25. The Director now owns 510,296 shares after completing the transaction at $57.31 per share. On Jan 10 ’25, another insider, CHERKEN HARRY S JR, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 70,000 shares for $57.65 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, URBN now has a Market Capitalization of 5109383168 and an Enterprise Value of 4244999680. As of this moment, Urban’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.798 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.088.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for URBN is 1.55, which has changed by 0.45710528 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.25219524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, URBN has reached a high of $60.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.86. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 29.38%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, URBN has traded an average of 1.92M shares per day and 2071740 over the past ten days. A total of 92.28M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 58.03M. Insiders hold about 37.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.32% stake in the company. Shares short for URBN as of 1731628800 were 5438121 with a Short Ratio of 2.59, compared to 1728950400 on 5551164. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5438121 and a Short% of Float of 10.24.
