ANF FY2025 EPS Estimate Increased by Telsey Advisory Group

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch in a report issued on Tuesday, January 14th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $10.66 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $10.63. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $190.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.61 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.53 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.73 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.30 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Raymond James reduced their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch from $180.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $201.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. StockNews.com raised Abercrombie & Fitch from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley increased 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 report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $173.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $183.50.

Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Down 3.1 %

Shares of ANF stock opened at $131.47 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.00 and a beta of 1.52. Abercrombie & Fitch has a twelve month low of $95.51 and a twelve month high of $196.99. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $147.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $149.73.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in the 2nd quarter valued at about $428,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 92.5% during the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 29,571 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $5,259,000 after buying an additional 14,206 shares during the period. Choreo LLC purchased a new position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $336,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new stake in Abercrombie & Fitch in the 2nd quarter valued at $786,000. Finally, Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 66.1% in the 2nd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 741 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $132,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Abercrombie & Fitch

In other Abercrombie & Fitch news, COO Scott D. Lipesky sold 8,605 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 97,850 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,697,070. This trade represents a 8.08 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Samir Desai sold 5,926 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.51, for a total value of $880,070.26. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 22,059 shares in the company, valued at $3,275,982.09. The trade was a 21.18 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 17,401 shares of company stock worth $2,631,741 over the last 90 days. 2.58% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.