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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

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%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in URBN or ANF?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	0.78	$287.67M	$4.27	11.01
Abercrombie & Fitch	$4.95B	0.71	$328.12M	$10.71	6.70

Which has more risk & volatility, URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters received 59 more outperform votes than Abercrombie & Fitch when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.74% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Urban Outfitters	Outperform Votes 1289 59.43%	Underperform Votes 880 40.57%
Abercrombie & Fitch	Outperform Votes 1230 59.74%	Underperform Votes 829 40.26%

Do analysts recommend URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters presently has a consensus target price of $55.55, indicating a potential upside of 18.18%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus target price of $137.14, indicating a potential upside of 91.17%. 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)	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

Does the media prefer URBN or ANF?

In the previous week, Abercrombie & Fitch had 11 more articles in the media than Urban Outfitters. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch and 17 mentions for Urban Outfitters. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Abercrombie & Fitch's score of 0.56 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Abercrombie & Fitch	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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