Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It sells products through its stores, various wholesale. franchise, and licensing arrangements, as well as e-commerce platforms. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in New Albany, Ohio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $137.72 to $141.50
• 50-Day Range: $129.91 to $174.11
• 52-Week Range: $49.24 to $196.99
• Volume: 509,156 shs
• Average Volume: 1.71 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.37
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $176.57
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Abercrombie & Fitch scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 36th out of 205 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Abercrombie & Fitch has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Abercrombie & Fitch has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 0.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Abercrombie & Fitch are expected to grow by 0.69% in the coming year, from $10.11 to $10.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch is 17.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch is 17.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.15.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Abercrombie & Fitch has a P/B Ratio of 5.90. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.52% of the float of Abercrombie & Fitch has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Abercrombie & Fitch has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Abercrombie & Fitch has recently increased by 1.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Abercrombie & Fitch does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Abercrombie & Fitch does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch is 9.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Abercrombie & Fitch will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.86% next year. This indicates that Abercrombie & Fitch will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.36

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.52% of the float of Abercrombie & Fitch has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Abercrombie & Fitch has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Abercrombie & Fitch has recently increased by 1.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

Abercrombie & Fitch has a news sentiment score of 0.78. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Abercrombie & Fitch this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

52 people have searched for ANF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

25 people have added Abercrombie & Fitch to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Abercrombie & Fitch insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,310,256.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.77% of the stock of Abercrombie & Fitch is held by insiders.

ANF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ANF shares performed this year?

Abercrombie & Fitch's stock was trading at $88.22 at the start of the year. Since then, ANF stock has increased by 60.0% and is now trading at $141.18.
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How were Abercrombie & Fitch's earnings last quarter?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 29th. The apparel retailer reported $2.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.48. The company's revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Does Abercrombie & Fitch have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Abercrombie & Fitch: Abercrombie & Fitch (Denmark) ApS, Abercrombie & Fitch Distribution Company, Abercrombie & Fitch Europe Holding GmbH in Liquidation, Abercrombie & Fitch Europe SAGL, Abercrombie & Fitch (France) SAS, Abercrombie & Fitch Holding B.V., Abercrombie & Fitch Holding Corporation, and more.

Who are Abercrombie & Fitch's major shareholders?

Abercrombie & Fitch's top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.26%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.82%), Marshall Wace LLP (1.71%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.69%). Insiders that own company stock include Fran Horowitz, Scott D Lipesky, Terry Lee Burman, Kerrii B Anderson, Kristin A Scott, Helen Mccluskey, Gregory J Henchel, Samir Desai, Nigel Travis, James A Goldman, Kenneth B Robinson, Sarah M Gallagher and Jay Rust.
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How do I buy shares of Abercrombie & Fitch?

Shares of ANF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Abercrombie & Fitch own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Abercrombie & Fitch investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Intelsat (I), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Fossil Group (FOSL), Coty (COTY), Intel (INTC) and AMC Entertainment (AMC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/29/2024
• Today: 9/19/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Family clothing stores
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ANF
• CUSIP: 00289620
• CIK: 1018840
• Web: www.abercrombie.com
• Phone: (614) 283-6500
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 31,700
• Year Founded: 1891

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $176.57
• High Stock Price Target: $220.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $8.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.14
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.63
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $328.12 million
• Net Margins: 10.76%
• Pretax Margin: 14.59%
• Return on Equity: 47.35%
• Return on Assets: 16.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.44
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.51
• Cash Flow: $9.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.00
• Book Value: $23.91 per share
• Price / Book: 5.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,105,000
• Free Float: 49,178,000
• Market Cap: $7.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.50