William Blair Forecasts Higher Earnings for Under Armour

Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UAA) – Research analysts at William Blair raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Under Armour in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will earn $0.28 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.27. The consensus estimate for Under Armour’s current full-year earnings is $0.27 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Under Armour’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

UAA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $10.00 price objective on shares of Under Armour in a report on Friday. Argus lowered Under Armour from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Under Armour from $8.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Under Armour from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Under Armour from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $9.22.

Under Armour Price Performance

Under Armour stock opened at $8.26 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $8.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.44. Under Armour has a 1 year low of $6.17 and a 1 year high of $11.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.57 billion, a P/E ratio of -275.07 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 2.18.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Mehri Shadman sold 9,639 shares of Under Armour stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.81, for a total value of $84,919.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 172,899 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,523,240.19. The trade was a 5.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO David Bergman sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.09, for a total transaction of $272,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 494,210 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,492,368.90. This represents a 5.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 56,879 shares of company stock worth $508,642. 15.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new stake in Under Armour in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Under Armour by 163.6% in the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,800 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Under Armour in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in shares of Under Armour during the 3rd quarter valued at $56,000. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of Under Armour by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 8,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 1,409 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.58% of the company’s stock.

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.