FY2025 Earnings Forecast for ANF Issued By Zacks Research

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $10.54 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $10.06. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.40 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.88 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.92 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $2.63 EPS.

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

ANF has been the topic of several other research reports. Raymond James initiated coverage on Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note on Friday, December 6th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $180.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $194.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Citigroup raised shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $178.38.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Up 0.2 %

NYSE:ANF opened at $137.45 on Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 52 week low of $82.60 and a 52 week high of $196.99. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $145.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $153.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.60 and a beta of 1.52.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Abercrombie & Fitch

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 604.4% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 317 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 272 shares during the period. Quarry LP lifted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 156.0% in the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 279 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 242.6% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 531 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $94,000 after acquiring an additional 376 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 39.2% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 788 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $110,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Abercrombie & Fitch

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