FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) Issued By Zacks Research

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $10.06 for the year, up from their prior 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 reports. Citigroup raised shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Argus lowered Abercrombie & Fitch from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $167.00 to $194.00 in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Abercrombie & Fitch from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $155.00 to $147.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $176.57.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Performance

ANF opened at $134.48 on Monday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 1 year low of $49.24 and a 1 year high of $196.99. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $151.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $146.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.87 billion, a PE ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 1.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Abercrombie & Fitch

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ANF. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 873,148 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $155,281,000 after purchasing an additional 120,509 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 146.3% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 863,100 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $153,494,000 after acquiring an additional 512,700 shares during the period. Hennessy Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 18.1% during the second quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 502,400 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $89,347,000 after acquiring an additional 76,900 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 460,613 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $81,915,000 after acquiring an additional 20,616 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 45.3% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 454,550 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $56,969,000 after acquiring an additional 141,788 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling at Abercrombie & Fitch

In related news, Director Helen Mccluskey sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.38, for a total value of $487,830.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 37,470 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,222,568.60. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In related 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 directly owns 37,470 shares in the company, valued at $5,222,568.60. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Samir Desai sold 19,041 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.36, for a total value of $2,501,225.76. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 27,985 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,676,109.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 31,541 shares of company stock worth $4,310,256 in the last 90 days. 3.77% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.