Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of ANF FY2025 Earnings

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch in a report issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now forecasts that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $10.58 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $10.54. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.00 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.68 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.36 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on ANF. Raymond James cut their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $180.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $201.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Abercrombie & Fitch from $149.00 to $139.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, UBS Group raised Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $173.00 to $220.00 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $182.25.

Abercrombie & Fitch Price Performance

ANF opened at $123.63 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.23 billion, a PE ratio of 12.23 and a beta of 1.52. The business’s 50-day moving average is $146.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $147.31. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 1 year low of $100.84 and a 1 year high of $196.99.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. Abercrombie & Fitch had a return on equity of 46.50% and a net margin of 11.16%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.83 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Abercrombie & Fitch

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ANF. Evergreen Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 8.4% in the second quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 5,627 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,001,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 293.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 286,434 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $51,043,000 after purchasing an additional 213,684 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. boosted its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 7.4% during the second quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 3,181 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $566,000 after buying an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Interval Partners LP acquired a new stake in Abercrombie & Fitch during the second quarter valued at $527,000. Finally, Point72 Hong Kong Ltd increased its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 593.0% in the second quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd now owns 23,493 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $4,178,000 after buying an additional 20,103 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Scott D. Lipesky sold 8,605 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.20, for a total value of $1,292,471.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 97,850 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,697,070. This represents a 8.08 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Samir Desai sold 5,926 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.51, for a total transaction of $880,070.26. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 22,059 shares in the company, valued at $3,275,982.09. The trade was a 21.18 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 17,401 shares of company stock valued at $2,631,741. Company insiders own 2.58% of the company’s stock.

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.