URBAN OUTFITTERS INC (URBN)
Consumer Discretionary · Apparel Retail · NASDAQ
Urban Outfitters is a global multi-brand lifestyle retailer and apparel subscription provider that targets fashion-conscious consumers through both retail and wholesale channels.
What URBAN OUTFITTERS INC does
Urban Outfitters is a global lifestyle retailer operating across three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Subscription. The Retail segment offers apparel, accessories, and home goods under brands including Anthropologie, Free People, FP Movement, and Urban Outfitters, while the Subscription segment provides women's apparel through the Nuuly rental service. The company distributes its products via retail stores, digital platforms, and wholesale partnerships globally.
Recent developments
In the second quarter of fiscal 2027, the company recognized a $100.1 million one-time financial benefit from tariff refunds related to the invalidation of IEEPA tariffs. The company continues to navigate ongoing geopolitical tensions and their impact on global supply chains and logistics costs.
From URBAN OUTFITTERS INC's filing of 2026-09-09.
Themes: apparel and accessories, retail and e-commerce, circular fashion / subscription rental, activewear, supply chain and logistics management
Fundamentals
- Price$80.96 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$6.9B as of 2026-09-03 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+12.8% 2025-10-08 close $71.78 → 2026-10-08 close $80.96
- P/E15.54 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+7.5% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+36.0% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE+16.5% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.2% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+8.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.22 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2016-11-23 most recent in our data — SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02); no newer announcement filed
How URBN compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 258 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 314 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginmiddle range 281 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- gross marginmiddle range 191 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 293 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 326 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
URBN is in the Top 10 — Consumer Discretionary.
Top 10 — Consumer Discretionary — since 1 Oct 2026
Top 10 score
61.3 #199 of 1,379 scored · #10 of 155 in Consumer Discretionary
Trend 74th (it is 5.2% below its highest point of the past year) and valuation 64th (price to earnings 15.5, price to book 2.4); weakest is capital return (48th, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years, net share count bought back over the year 2.8).
Top 10 — Consumer Discretionary
In this list since 1 Oct 2026 — currently 7th in the list (7 days)
- Entered 1 Oct 2026: score 60.9, rank 8 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
How URBAN OUTFITTERS INC looks technically
URBAN OUTFITTERS INC (URBN) is trading 11.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 82 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 11.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +11.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $77.45 | $77.45 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $72.35 | $72.35 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 15 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 15 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 73.62. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 82 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 82 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend | 18.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 60.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($73.62 to $82.34) — its "stochastic" reading is 84 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 84.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $85.43 | $85.43 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 5.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -5.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 36.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +36.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 5.2% below its highest point of the past year | 5.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 31 trading days ago | 31 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $85.43 (set on 2026-08-27) | $85.43 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($59.57 to $82.95), and it has given back only a small part of its rise from last year’s low — 9% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $67.75 to $68.50. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 8.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 5.2% below its all-time high | -5.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.3% above a support level at $79.91 — a price it turned at five times since 2025-08-07, most recently on 2026-08-05. Since 2024-10-08 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $12.28 (set on 2020-04-03) | $12.28 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 559.3% above its all-time low | +559.3% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 71% of it) | 29th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.46 between its high and its low — about 3.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.46 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $72.47 and $81.85 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $72.47 – $77.16 – $81.85 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.0% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (11.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.57× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | -0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.2% above the previous close 52 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 69.97 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.2% |
| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap up opened on 2026-09-11 has been "filled" 17 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 17 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 0.9 percentage points (the stock gained 1.9% while the market gained 1.0%) | +0.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 15.2 percentage points (the stock gained 19.0% while the market gained 3.8%) | +15.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 4.2 percentage points (the stock gained 21.7% while the market gained 17.5%) | +4.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 2.2 percentage points (the stock gained 12.8% while the market gained 15.0%) | -2.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 3.0% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.8% of the share price. | +3.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 13% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $71.57 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +13.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-09-09 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $77.18 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 22 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +4.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
URBN last closed at $80.96 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $79.91 | Support | 1.3% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-08-07 to 2026-08-05 |
| $83.68 | Resistance | 3.4% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-12-15 to 2026-09-08 |
| $77.51 | Support | 4.3% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-07-23 to 2026-07-16 |
| $73.80 | Support | 8.8% below the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-07-02 to 2026-09-23 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $73.62.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $87.20 and $95.59 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $73.62.
This reading has stood for 16 trading days, since 2026-09-17.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) · Elliott wave 3 candidates | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.27 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 14 analysts
- Mean price target$89.43 range $75.00 – $111.00; median $88.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-06. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for URBN
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.53 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-06
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.00334 (+0.2%) from $1.53, on 2026-09-01, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward20% of 5 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to global supply chain disruptions and volatile tariff regimes.","Risks associated with predicting and responding to rapidly changing fashion trends and consumer preferences.","Potential for significant disruptions or security failures in technology and fulfillment systems."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of URBN's 10-Q filed 2026-06-09 against the prior one filed 2025-12-10.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added section detailing U.S. Supreme Court invalidation of IEEPA tariffs in February 2026 and CIT order in March 2026 directing refunds
- Added disclosure of estimated $100.0 million IEEPA tariff refunds expected during fiscal 2027
- Added description of gain contingency accounting model for tariff refunds
- Added detail that refund principal will reduce cost of sales or inventory/rental product depending on goods status
- Added disclosure regarding interest income on tariff refunds to be recognized in 'Other income, net'
- Added information about Section 122 tariffs instituted in February 2026 and May 2026 CIT ruling that they are unauthorized
- Added statement that Section 122 tariffs must continue to be paid until July 2026
- Added statement that Company is monitoring legal challenges to determine eligibility for additional refunds
- Removed:
- Removed reference to 'Brexit' (United Kingdom's withdrawal from European Union membership) from risk factors
- Removed reference to 'public health crises (such as the coronavirus (COVID-19))' example
- Removed reference to 'catalogs' as sales channel for Retail segment
- Removed reference to 'Free People' in brand definition; replaced with 'FP Group' that includes both Free People and FP Movement brands
- Removed entire section on 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' legislation enacted July 4, 2025, including discussion of tax provisions, effective dates, and impact assessments
- Removed statement that 'tariffs have been paused or modified from time to time'
- Removed statement attributing macroeconomic volatility to 'uncertainty of tariff rates among multiple jurisdictions' and 'increasing recessionary concerns'
- Removed reference to tariff actions by foreign jurisdictions as 'reciprocal tariffs which resulted in corresponding actions by the U.S. government'
- Reworded:
- Changed 'fiscal year 2026 will end on January 31, 2026' to 'fiscal year 2027 will end on January 31, 2027'
- Changed 'fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, filed on April 1, 2025' to 'fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, filed on April 1, 2026' in risk factors reference
- Changed 'During 2025, the U.S. government enacted significant changes to its tariff regime that increased rates on virtually all imports' to 'Beginning in early 2025, the U.S. government enacted significant changes to its tariff regime that increased rates on a substantial number of imports'
- Changed Anthropologie brand definition from 'Anthropologie and Terrain brands' to 'Anthropologie, Terrain and Maeve brands'
- Expanded risk factor wording from 'any effects of war, including geopolitical instability' to 'the effects of war and geopolitical instability'
- Changed 'Shifting our countries of origin (where possible) to enable the dual sourcing of most of our own branded products' to 'Shifting our countries of origin (where possible) to enable the dual sourcing most of our own branded products' (removed 'of')
- Notes:
- Newer filing covers period ended April 30, 2026; older filing covers period ended October 31, 2025
- Text appears truncated at end of older filing ('Retail Segment Our Retail segment omni-channel strategy enhances our custome'), limiting comparison of subsequent sections
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($265829) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 3 sells ($777116) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 6 sells ($2M) — 5 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-09-18. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding URBN as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 16,262,084
- Reported value $1,152,331,339
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
URBN had 7,182,656 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
URBN had 8.39% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.19 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 7,182,656
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 8.39%
- Prior settlement (shares) 6,939,049
- Reported change 3.51%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.19
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)
- Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)
- Gap Inc. (GPS)
- Lululemon Athletica (LULU)
- Nordstrom (JWN)
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Frequently asked questions
What does URBAN OUTFITTERS INC (URBN) do?
Urban Outfitters is a global lifestyle retailer operating across three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Subscription. The Retail segment offers apparel, accessories, and home goods under brands including Anthropologie, Free People, FP Movement, and Urban Outfitters, while the Subscription segment provides women's apparel through the Nuuly rental service. The company distributes its products via retail stores, digital platforms, and wholesale partnerships globally.
What sector is URBAN OUTFITTERS INC (URBN) in?
URBAN OUTFITTERS INC (URBN) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Apparel Retail. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are URBAN OUTFITTERS INC's (URBN) competitors?
Notable peers of URBAN OUTFITTERS INC (URBN) include American Eagle Outfitters, Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap Inc., Lululemon Athletica and Nordstrom. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is URBAN OUTFITTERS INC (URBN) overbought or oversold right now?
URBAN OUTFITTERS INC (URBN) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on URBN come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.