William Blair Expects Increased Earnings for Under Armour

Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UAA) – Stock analysts at William Blair lifted their FY2026 earnings estimates for Under Armour in a research report issued on Thursday, October 31st. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.31 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.27. The consensus estimate for Under Armour’s current full-year earnings is $0.21 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Argus upgraded Under Armour to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 15th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Under Armour from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Under Armour from $7.00 to $8.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Under Armour from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their target price on Under Armour from $7.00 to $8.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Under Armour presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $7.94.

Under Armour Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE UAA opened at $8.87 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.08. Under Armour has a one year low of $6.17 and a one year high of $9.58. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $8.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $7.47. The company has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion, a P/E ratio of -49.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.14 and a beta of 1.66.

Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.09. Under Armour had a negative net margin of 1.35% and a positive return on equity of 11.98%. The business had revenue of $1.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.14 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.02 EPS. Under Armour’s revenue was down 10.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Under Armour

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of UAA. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Under Armour by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,247,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $134,665,000 after purchasing an additional 173,817 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Under Armour by 12.7% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,351,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,376,000 after acquiring an additional 1,051,143 shares during the period. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN lifted its position in shares of Under Armour by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 5,412,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,102,000 after acquiring an additional 70,731 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of Under Armour by 27.2% during the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 3,890,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,712,000 after purchasing an additional 831,202 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Maven Securities LTD increased its position in shares of Under Armour by 11.8% during the second quarter. Maven Securities LTD now owns 1,341,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,950,000 after purchasing an additional 141,556 shares during the period. 34.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Under Armour

Under Armour, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages developing, marketing, and distributing performance apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and youth. The company provides its apparel in compression, fitted, and loose fit types. It also offers footwear products for running, training, basketball, cleated sports, recovery, and outdoor applications.