William Blair Issues Optimistic Outlook for ANF Earnings

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Research analysts at William Blair lifted their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now forecasts that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $2.55 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.52. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.75 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.50 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.58 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $2.71 EPS.

ANF has been the topic of a number of other reports. Telsey Advisory Group reduced their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $190.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. StockNews.com raised shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 1st. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $149.00 to $139.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $160.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $189.00 to $168.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Two research 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 stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $147.75.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Down 4.1 %

Shares of NYSE ANF opened at $83.67 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $123.78 and its 200-day moving average is $137.94. The stock has a market cap of $4.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.28 and a beta of 1.45. Abercrombie & Fitch has a twelve month low of $79.77 and a twelve month high of $196.99.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The apparel retailer reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.48 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.57 billion. Abercrombie & Fitch had a net margin of 11.16% and a return on equity of 46.50%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.97 EPS.

Abercrombie & Fitch declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase 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 purchase up to 29.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Abercrombie & Fitch

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Everence Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Abercrombie & Fitch during the 4th quarter worth about $212,000. Empirical Finance LLC lifted its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 87.2% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC lifted its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 11.2% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 228.9% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 158,554 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $23,699,000 after purchasing an additional 4,837 shares during the last quarter.

About Abercrombie & Fitch

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.