Zacks Research Equities Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF)

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report issued on Wednesday, September 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the apparel retailer will earn $10.06 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $9.20. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.17 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.93 EPS.

ANF has been the subject of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $167.00 to $194.00 in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Argus lowered shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 11th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $155.00 to $147.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $193.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Abercrombie & Fitch presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $176.57.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Performance

Shares of ANF stock opened at $134.51 on Monday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a one year low of $49.24 and a one year high of $196.99. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $151.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $146.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 1.50.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Samir Desai sold 19,041 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.36, for a total value of $2,501,225.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 27,985 shares in the company, valued at $3,676,109.60. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, EVP Samir Desai sold 19,041 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.36, for a total value of $2,501,225.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 27,985 shares in the company, valued at $3,676,109.60. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Helen Mccluskey sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.38, for a total transaction of $487,830.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 37,470 shares in the company, valued at $5,222,568.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 31,541 shares of company stock worth $4,310,256. 3.77% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sage Rhino Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 5.5% during the second quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC now owns 1,695 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $301,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 25,435 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,244,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 51.4% during the first quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 315 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 3.6% during the second quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 3,277 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $583,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP raised its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 156.0% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 279 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the period.

About Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch Co, through its subsidiaries, operates as an omnichannel retailer in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and internationally. The company offers an assortment of apparel, personal care products, and accessories for men, women, and kids under the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister, and Gilly Hicks brands.