Q2 EPS Estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch Boosted by Analyst

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a report released on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $2.62 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.61. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.80 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.06 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.78 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.90 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $11.61 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $12.37 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on ANF. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $210.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Raymond James set a $110.00 price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $189.00 to $168.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $220.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $140.88.

Abercrombie & Fitch Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ANF opened at $79.71 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.88 and a beta of 1.45. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $113.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $133.89. Abercrombie & Fitch has a fifty-two week low of $74.31 and a fifty-two week high of $196.99.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The apparel retailer reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.48 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.57 billion. Abercrombie & Fitch had a net margin of 11.16% and a return on equity of 46.50%. Abercrombie & Fitch’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.97 EPS.

Abercrombie & Fitch declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, March 5th that permits the company to buyback $1.30 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the apparel retailer to repurchase up to 29.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Abercrombie & Fitch

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Everence Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Abercrombie & Fitch during the fourth quarter worth $212,000. Empirical Finance LLC increased its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 87.2% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 8,818 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,318,000 after buying an additional 4,108 shares during the last quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC increased its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC now owns 24,669 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $3,687,000 after buying an additional 2,479 shares during the last quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 228.9% during the third quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 27,621 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $3,864,000 after buying an additional 19,222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 158,554 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $23,699,000 after buying an additional 4,837 shares during the last quarter.

Abercrombie & Fitch Company Profile

Abercrombie & Fitch Co engages in the retail of apparel, personal care products, and accessories. The firm operates through following geographical segments: Americas, EMEA and APAC. The Americas segment includes operations in North America and South America. The EMEA segment includes operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.