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While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.
Finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value, are what value investors like to focus on. So, the Value Style Score takes into account ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow to highlight the most attractive and discounted stocks.
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 #1 (Strong Buy), 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 14.8X, shares of Urban Outfitters are trading at a forward P/E of 12.9X. URBN also has a PEG Ratio of 1.5, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 10.8X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 1X.
Many value investors pay close attention to a company's earnings as well. For URBN, five analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.31 to $4.51 per share for 2026. Per share URBN boasts an average earnings surprise of 28.4%.
URBN should be on investors' short lists because of its impressive earnings and valuation fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and strong Value and VGM Style Scores.
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