Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for ANF FY2025 Earnings

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a report released on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $10.58 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $10.54. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.64 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.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $201.00 to $204.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $149.00 to $139.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Raymond James dropped their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $180.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Abercrombie & Fitch currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $182.25.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Down 0.6 %

ANF opened at $123.45 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $145.60 and a 200 day moving average of $146.93. The stock has a market cap of $6.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.21 and a beta of 1.52. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 52-week low of $100.84 and a 52-week high of $196.99.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. Abercrombie & Fitch had a net margin of 11.16% and a return on equity of 46.50%. The firm’s revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.83 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of ANF. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 92.2% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 223 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake 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 worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 604.4% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 317 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 56.2% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 367 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Abercrombie & Fitch news, Director Suzanne M. Coulter sold 2,870 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $459,200.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 6,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,024,800. The trade was a 30.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Scott D. Lipesky sold 8,605 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.20, for a total transaction 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 approximately $14,697,070. The trade was a 8.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 17,401 shares of company stock valued at $2,631,741 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.58% of the company’s stock.

Abercrombie & Fitch Company Profile

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.