Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ANF or URBN?

Abercrombie & Fitch has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Abercrombie & Fitch	$4.28B	1.18	$328.12M	$10.11	9.93
Urban Outfitters	$5.15B	0.95	$287.67M	$3.49	15.13

Does the media prefer ANF or URBN?

In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 5 more articles in the media than Abercrombie & Fitch. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 8 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch. Abercrombie & Fitch's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Urban Outfitters' score of 0.59 indicating that Abercrombie & Fitch is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Abercrombie & Fitch	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Urban Outfitters	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ANF or URBN?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ANF or URBN?

Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ANF or URBN?

Urban Outfitters received 64 more outperform votes than Abercrombie & Fitch when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.67% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 59.51% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Abercrombie & Fitch	Outperform Votes 1222 59.67%	Underperform Votes 826 40.33%
Urban Outfitters	Outperform Votes 1286 59.51%	Underperform Votes 875 40.49%

Do analysts prefer ANF or URBN?

Abercrombie & Fitch presently has a consensus price target of $182.25, indicating a potential upside of 81.56%. Urban Outfitters has a consensus price target of $53.64, indicating a potential upside of 1.58%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than Urban Outfitters.

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

Is ANF or URBN 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
Abercrombie & Fitch	11.16%	46.50%	17.53%
Urban Outfitters	6.11%	15.86%	8.25%

Summary

Abercrombie & Fitch beats Urban Outfitters on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.