Yahoo Finance Why Urban Outfitters (URBN) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term
Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.
Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.
Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock
Value investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.
Urban Outfitters (URBN)
Founded in 1970 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN) is a lifestyle specialty retailer that offers fashion apparel and accessories, footwear, home décor and gifts products. The company’s merchandises are generally sold directly to consumers through stores, catalogs, call centers and e-commerce platforms. The company has operations in the United States, Canada and Europe.
URBN sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Value Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of A. Compared to the Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry's P/E of 15.4X, shares of Urban Outfitters are trading at a forward P/E of 11.9X. URBN also has a PEG Ratio of 1.1, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 9.7X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 0.8X.
A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2025, five analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for URBN, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.06 to $3.57 per share. URBN also holds an average earnings surprise of 16.9%.
Investors should take the time to consider URBN for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings and valuation metrics, and impressive Value and VGM Style Scores.
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