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Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Competitors

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$154.56 +1.31 (+0.85%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

ANF vs. URBN, AEO, BKE, FL, SCVL, CAL, GES, GCO, ZUMZ, and DBI

Should you be buying Abercrombie & Fitch stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Abercrombie & Fitch include Urban Outfitters (URBN), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Buckle (BKE), Foot Locker (FL), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Caleres (CAL), Guess? (GES), Genesco (GCO), Zumiez (ZUMZ), and Designer Brands (DBI). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry.

Abercrombie & Fitch vs.

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

In the previous week, Abercrombie & Fitch had 10 more articles in the media than Urban Outfitters. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch and 5 mentions for Urban Outfitters. Abercrombie & Fitch's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Urban Outfitters' score of 0.84 indicating that Abercrombie & Fitch is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Urban Outfitters
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Abercrombie & Fitch
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Outfitters6.11% 15.86% 8.25%
Abercrombie & Fitch 11.16%46.50%17.53%

Urban Outfitters presently has a consensus target price of $46.27, indicating a potential downside of 16.01%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus target price of $179.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.14%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
7 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18
Abercrombie & Fitch
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Urban Outfitters$5.40B0.94$287.67M$3.4915.79
Abercrombie & Fitch$4.82B1.62$328.12M$10.1115.29

Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Urban Outfitters received 64 more outperform votes than Abercrombie & Fitch when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.63% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote while only 59.62% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Urban OutfittersOutperform Votes
1282
59.63%
Underperform Votes
868
40.37%
Abercrombie & FitchOutperform Votes
1218
59.62%
Underperform Votes
825
40.38%

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

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ANF vs. The Competition

MetricAbercrombie & FitchFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.79B$19.89B$24.52B$19.18B
Dividend YieldN/A2.26%167.08%3.59%
P/E Ratio15.2915.18108.5841.28
Price / Sales1.621.053.1417.59
Price / Cash14.6411.0921.7821.28
Price / Book6.185.125.425.32
Net Income$328.12M$702.99M$676.04M$989.88M
7 Day Performance8.37%-1.73%-2.92%-3.54%
1 Month Performance9.18%1.82%0.51%-3.68%
1 Year Performance65.82%10.46%9.02%12.14%

Abercrombie & Fitch Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch
4.0589 of 5 stars
$154.56
+0.9%
$179.50
+16.1%
+72.0%$7.79B$4.82B15.2931,700Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
URBN
Urban Outfitters
4.0018 of 5 stars
$54.82
+4.5%
$46.27
-15.6%
+50.9%$5.06B$5.15B15.0328,000
AEO
American Eagle Outfitters
4.8284 of 5 stars
$17.50
+1.7%
$22.40
+28.0%
-19.0%$3.36B$5.40B15.0343,100Analyst Revision
BKE
Buckle
2.6736 of 5 stars
$52.42
+0.5%
$46.00
-12.2%
+11.0%$2.66B$1.22B13.248,000Insider Trade
FL
Foot Locker
4.5777 of 5 stars
$22.84
+4.8%
$25.29
+10.7%
-29.3%$2.17B$8.17B-5.1646,846Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
SCVL
Shoe Carnival
3.7122 of 5 stars
$35.22
+2.8%
$42.00
+19.3%
+20.2%$956.93M$1.18B12.605,300Buyback Announcement
CAL
Caleres
4.3179 of 5 stars
$24.22
-3.2%
$30.00
+23.9%
-22.7%$814.49M$2.78B5.579,200Dividend Announcement
GES
Guess?
4.014 of 5 stars
$15.15
-1.2%
$25.00
+65.0%
-39.8%$779.57M$2.95B12.8812,000
GCO
Genesco
3.8774 of 5 stars
$43.31
+0.3%
$31.00
-28.4%
+24.3%$486.03M$2.32B-17.7718,000Insider Trade
ZUMZ
Zumiez
2.7188 of 5 stars
$20.06
+1.5%
$22.00
+9.7%
+0.7%$384.55M$875.49M-7.698,900
DBI
Designer Brands
3.7284 of 5 stars
$5.78
-3.2%
$5.75
-0.5%
-34.8%$320.78M$3.05B-202.6714,000

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This page (NYSE:ANF) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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