William Blair Expects Lower Earnings for Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch Company (NYSE:ANF) – William Blair dropped their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a report released on Thursday, August 28th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now forecasts that the apparel retailer will earn $2.17 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.51. 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 Q1 2027 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.52 EPS.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The apparel retailer reported $2.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.05. Abercrombie & Fitch had a net margin of 10.61% and a return on equity of 40.02%. The business had revenue of $1.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.50 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. Abercrombie & Fitch has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.000-10.500 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 2.050-2.250 EPS.

ANF has been the subject of several other reports. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $151.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Barclays set a $84.00 price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $115.25.

Abercrombie & Fitch Price Performance

NYSE:ANF opened at $93.55 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.85 and a beta of 1.44. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 1 year low of $65.40 and a 1 year high of $167.71. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.64.

Institutional Trading of Abercrombie & Fitch

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 197.2% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 14,647 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,119,000 after purchasing an additional 9,719 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 11.1% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,013 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $536,000 after acquiring an additional 698 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 81.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,917 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $146,000 after acquiring an additional 861 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch during the first quarter valued at approximately $144,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 99.3% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 31,114 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $2,376,000 after acquiring an additional 15,500 shares in 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.