Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GPS or ANF?

Abercrombie & Fitch received 22 more outperform votes than GAP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.65% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 51.90% of users gave GAP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GAP	Outperform Votes 1186 51.90%	Underperform Votes 1099 48.10%
Abercrombie & Fitch	Outperform Votes 1208 59.65%	Underperform Votes 817 40.35%

Does the media prefer GPS or ANF?

In the previous week, Abercrombie & Fitch had 11 more articles in the media than GAP. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch and 59 mentions for GAP. GAP's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Abercrombie & Fitch's score of 0.61 indicating that Abercrombie & Fitch is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GAP	14 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Abercrombie & Fitch	19 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	27 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend GPS or ANF?

GAP currently has a consensus price target of $25.51, indicating a potential downside of 11.90%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus price target of $174.14, indicating a potential upside of 0.74%. Given GAP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than GAP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GAP	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Abercrombie & Fitch	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GPS or ANF?

GAP has higher revenue and earnings than Abercrombie & Fitch. GAP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Abercrombie & Fitch, 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
GAP	$14.89B	0.73	$502M	$1.80	16.09
Abercrombie & Fitch	$4.28B	2.06	$328.12M	$8.04	21.50

Which has more volatility and risk, GPS or ANF?

GAP has a beta of 2.34, indicating that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GPS or ANF?

58.8% of GAP shares are held by institutional investors. 30.8% of GAP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Abercrombie & Fitch shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GPS or ANF more profitable?

Abercrombie & Fitch has a net margin of 9.53% compared to Abercrombie & Fitch's net margin of 4.52%. GAP's return on equity of 44.83% beat Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GAP	4.52%	28.33%	6.29%
Abercrombie & Fitch	9.53%	44.83%	14.62%

Summary

Abercrombie & Fitch beats GAP on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.