Capula Management Ltd Purchases Shares of 778,868 Under Armour, Inc. $UAA

Capula Management Ltd acquired a new position in Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UAA) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 778,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,887,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Under Armour by 583.0% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 3,498 shares in the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Under Armour in the 2nd quarter valued at $44,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Under Armour during the second quarter worth $44,000. Uhlmann Price Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Under Armour during the third quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Under Armour during the third quarter valued at $50,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 34.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on UAA shares. Zacks Research cut shares of Under Armour from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Truist Financial set a $6.00 target price on shares of Under Armour in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Guggenheim upgraded Under Armour to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Under Armour from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Finally, Barclays set a $8.00 price target on Under Armour and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.91.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder V Prem Et Al Watsa acquired 13,182,469 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $5.12 per share, for a total transaction of $67,494,241.28. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 41,958,923 shares in the company, valued at approximately $214,829,685.76. This represents a 45.81% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 42,448,155 shares of company stock valued at $219,067,338. Company insiders own 15.60% of the company’s stock.

Under Armour Stock Performance

NYSE:UAA opened at $6.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion, a PE ratio of -5.32, a P/E/G ratio of 4.82 and a beta of 1.76. Under Armour, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $4.13 and a fifty-two week high of $8.15. The company has a fifty day moving average of $6.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.39.

Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.11. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. Under Armour had a negative net margin of 10.44% and a positive return on equity of 1.48%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.08 earnings per share. Under Armour has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.110 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Under Armour, Inc. will post 0.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Under Armour Profile

Under Armour, Inc (NYSE: UAA) is a global designer, marketer and distributor of performance athletic apparel, footwear and accessories. The company’s product portfolio spans a range of categories including training and running shoes, performance apparel engineered to manage moisture and temperature, and a variety of accessories such as bags, socks and headwear. Under Armour positions its offerings to serve athletes at every level—from professionals to everyday fitness enthusiasts—by combining innovative fabrics, advanced footwear technology and functional design.

Founded in 1996 by Kevin Plank, a former University of Maryland football player, Under Armour initially gained recognition for its moisture-wicking T-shirts, which provided a lightweight alternative to traditional cotton.