Abercrombie & Fitch Company $ANF Stock Holdings Decreased by Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.

Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. lessened its position in Abercrombie & Fitch Company (NYSE:ANF) by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,065 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 862 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch were worth $1,165,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ANF. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Abercrombie & Fitch during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 166.7% in the first quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 848 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 530 shares during the period. Bayforest Capital Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 102.9% during the first quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 848 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 430 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 178.6% during the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 822 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 527 shares during the period. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 100.9% in the 2nd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 864 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 434 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ANF has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their target price on Abercrombie & Fitch from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial set a $105.00 target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $78.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Abercrombie & Fitch presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $106.22.

Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Up 5.7%

Shares of NYSE:ANF opened at $95.41 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion, a PE ratio of 9.03 and a beta of 1.44. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $75.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.91. Abercrombie & Fitch Company has a 1 year low of $65.40 and a 1 year high of $164.80.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The apparel retailer reported $2.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by $0.22. Abercrombie & Fitch had a net margin of 10.61% and a return on equity of 40.02%. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.28 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.50 earnings per share. Abercrombie & Fitch’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. Abercrombie & Fitch has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.400-3.70 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 10.200-10.500 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Abercrombie & Fitch Company will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Abercrombie & Fitch

In other news, Director Kenneth B. Robinson sold 1,392 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.60, for a total transaction of $131,683.20. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,880 shares in the company, valued at approximately $556,248. The trade was a 19.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.29% of the company’s stock.

Abercrombie & Fitch Profile

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.