Q2 EPS Forecast for Abercrombie & Fitch Increased by Analyst

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $2.62 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.61. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.80 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.06 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.78 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.90 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $11.61 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $12.37 EPS.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The apparel retailer reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.48 by $0.09. Abercrombie & Fitch had a return on equity of 46.50% and a net margin of 11.16%. The company had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.57 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.97 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group cut their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $190.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $189.00 to $168.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on Abercrombie & Fitch from $220.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Citigroup reduced their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch from $160.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Abercrombie & Fitch from $149.00 to $139.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $140.88.

Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Down 0.8 %

NYSE ANF opened at $75.94 on Friday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 12 month low of $74.31 and a 12 month high of $196.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.51 and a beta of 1.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $116.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $134.89.

Abercrombie & Fitch announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, March 5th that permits the company to repurchase $1.30 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the apparel retailer to buy up to 29.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $10,212,000. Virtue Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 8,221 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,229,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $399,000. Invst LLC increased its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 15.7% during the fourth quarter. Invst LLC now owns 4,017 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $600,000 after acquiring an additional 545 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $247,000.

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.