Market Update

Urban Outfitters Inc. soared 17.4% to $70.00 after the lifestyle and homeware retailer reported strong first-quarter 2025 results.

Net sales jumped to $1.33 billion from $1.20 billion, net income surged to $108.35 million from $61.76 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.16 from 65 cents a year ago.

The company said total inventory as of April 30 stood at $84.8 million, an increase of 14.6% from a year earlier, and the company opened 13 new retail locations.

The clothing retailer repurchased and subsequently retired 3.3 million shares for approximately $152 million during the quarter and 1.2 million shares for $53 million during the fiscal year, and as of April 30, 14.7 million shares remained under repurchase authorization.

Guess? Inc. traded flat at $11.05 after the fashion clothing retailer reported fourth-quarter 2025 results.

Net revenue edged up to $932.25 million from $891.05 million, net earnings dropped to $81.40 million from $115.27 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.16 from $1.71 a year ago.

The company guided first-quarter revenue to increase between 5.8% and 7.5%, compared to $569.8 million, and GAAP diluted loss per share to be between 75 cents and 66 cents, compared to a loss of 22 cents a year ago, respectively.

For the full year, Guess estimated revenue to increase between 3.9% and 6.2%, compared to $2.8 billion, and GAAP diluted earnings per share to be between $1.03 and $1.37, compared to $3.09 a year earlier, respectively.

During the fiscal year 2025, the company repurchased approximately 2.6 million shares for $60.3 million, and a capacity of $139.8 million remained under repurchase authorization.


22 May, 2025