What is William Blair’s Forecast for ANF FY2025 Earnings?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Stock analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 26th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $10.54 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $10.26. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.49 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.37 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup raised Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $194.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $170.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $178.14.

Abercrombie & Fitch Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ANF opened at $149.56 on Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 1 year low of $75.18 and a 1 year high of $196.99. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $143.82 and its 200 day moving average is $153.51. The company has a market cap of $7.64 billion, a PE ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 1.50.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. Abercrombie & Fitch had a net margin of 11.16% and a return on equity of 46.50%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.83 earnings per share.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Helen Mccluskey sold 3,500 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.38, for a total value of $487,830.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 37,470 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,222,568.60. The trade was a 8.54 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Samir Desai sold 19,041 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.36, for a total transaction of $2,501,225.76. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 27,985 shares in the company, valued at $3,676,109.60. This trade represents a 40.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.58% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Matrix Trust Co bought a new position in Abercrombie & Fitch in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 81.5% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 274 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 604.4% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 317 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 156.0% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 279 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC raised its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 242.6% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 531 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 376 shares during the last quarter.

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.