Key Stats for Under Armour Stock
- Price change for Under Armour stock in last 6 months: -24%
- $UAA Stock Price as of Aug. 11: $5
- 52-Week High: $8
- $UAA Stock Price Target: $6
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What Happened?
Under Armour (UAA) stock fell 8% on Tuesday after Barclays downgraded the company to Underweight from Equalweight. The firm kept its price target at $5.00, well below where Under Armour stock was trading. This is the latest setback for a stock that has already dropped 21% over the past five days.
Barclays pointed to three main problems.
- First, Under Armour is losing market share as competition in athletic apparel and footwear heats up.
- Second, the brand doesn’t have enough pricing power to offset rising tariff and input costs.
- Third, the company’s product development cycle is long, which could delay any real turnaround.
Barclays also noted that Under Armour has leaned heavily on discounts and promotions for years. Now the company is trying to break that habit, but resetting a brand’s image takes time. That’s especially true in a tough global economy where shoppers are more price-sensitive.
Under Armour’s Q1 results actually beat expectations on paper. Adjusted earnings came in at $0.05 per share, above the $0.02 analysts expected. But that beat was helped by a one-time tariff refund and spending cuts, not stronger sales. The company has been unprofitable over the past year, though analysts expect it to turn a profit this year.
The bigger issue is guidance. Management lowered its full-year revenue outlook to a mid-single-digit decline, worse than the slight decline it had predicted before. North America sales are now expected to drop mid-single digits too, a reversal from earlier hopes of stabilizing.
CEO Kevin Plank said traffic weakened sharply starting in late May, especially in North America and Asia Pacific, while the market grew more promotional. Despite the weaker sales outlook, Under Armour kept its profit targets unchanged. That’s because the company is cutting costs, particularly in marketing, while trying to protect its bottom line.
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What the Market Is Telling Us About Under Armour Stock
Barclays isn’t convinced Under Armour’s turnaround will show real results anytime soon. Given how long it takes to develop new products, the firm sees limited chances of a meaningful sales recovery within fiscal 2027.
Not every analyst agrees with the bearish call. UBS and Williams Trading both kept Buy ratings, and Williams Trading pointed to recent marketing wins, like exposure from soccer player Ferran Torres wearing Under Armour boots at the World Cup. Still, firms like Truist and Stifel share some of Barclays’ concerns about weak traffic and heavy discounting industry-wide.
For now, Under Armour stock is caught between a company insisting its strategy is working behind the scenes, and Wall Street analysts who want to see it show up in the actual numbers.
Management is betting on fewer, better products and stronger storytelling to win back full-price customers. Whether that pays off will determine where Under Armour stock heads from here.
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