Under Armour’s UAA and UA shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, abbreviated NYSE.
The two symbols represent different publicly traded common-stock classes. UAA is the ticker for Under Armour’s Class A common stock, while UA represents its Class C common stock. The company also has Class B shares, which are not publicly traded in the same way and carry special voting rights associated with the company’s corporate structure.
Under Armour became a public company in 2005. Its stock-market listing gave investors access to the sportswear business founded by Kevin Plank, whose early products were moisture-wicking performance shirts. The NYSE listing is separate from the company’s brand abbreviations: “UA” can refer to Under Armour generally, but it is also specifically one of the company’s stock tickers.
A frequent mistake is choosing NASDAQ simply because many technology and consumer-growth companies trade there. Under Armour’s listed Class A and Class C shares are NYSE securities. The letters UAA and UA therefore identify share classes as well as helping distinguish the company’s market listings.