Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Competitors

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters received 59 more outperform votes than Abercrombie & Fitch when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.72% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Urban Outfitters	Outperform Votes 1288 59.44%	Underperform Votes 879 40.56%
Abercrombie & Fitch	Outperform Votes 1229 59.72%	Underperform Votes 829 40.28%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, URBN or ANF?

Abercrombie & Fitch has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Urban Outfitters. Abercrombie & Fitch is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Outfitters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Urban Outfitters	$5.55B	0.89	$287.67M	$4.27	12.55
Abercrombie & Fitch	$4.95B	0.81	$328.12M	$10.71	7.39

Which has more volatility & risk, URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor URBN or ANF?

In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 4 more articles in the media than Abercrombie & Fitch. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 18 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Abercrombie & Fitch's score of 0.69 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Urban Outfitters	12 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Abercrombie & Fitch	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters currently has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.52%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus target price of $140.88, suggesting a potential upside of 78.03%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than Urban Outfitters.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urban Outfitters	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Abercrombie & Fitch	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals and insiders believe in URBN or ANF?

77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. 31.8% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Abercrombie & Fitch shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is URBN or ANF more profitable?

Abercrombie & Fitch has a net margin of 11.16% compared to Urban Outfitters' net margin of 6.11%. Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity of 46.50% beat Urban Outfitters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urban Outfitters	6.11%	15.86%	8.25%
Abercrombie & Fitch	11.16%	46.50%	17.53%

Summary

Urban Outfitters and Abercrombie & Fitch tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.