Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., through its subsidiaries, operates as an omnichannel retailer in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and internationally. The company offers an assortment of apparel, personal care products, and accessories for men, women, and kids under the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister, and Gilly Hicks brands. It sells products through its stores, various wholesale. franchise, and licensing arrangements, as well as e-commerce platforms. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in New Albany, Ohio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $128.55 to $134.06
• 50-Day Range: $128.25 to $161.54
• 52-Week Range: $95.51 to $196.99
• Volume: 1.94 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.89
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $182.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Abercrombie & Fitch scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Abercrombie & Fitch has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Abercrombie & Fitch has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Abercrombie & Fitch are expected to grow by 5.55% in the coming year, from $10.63 to $11.22 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch is 12.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch is 12.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 110.53.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Abercrombie & Fitch has a P/B Ratio of 6.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.75% of the float of Abercrombie & Fitch has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Abercrombie & Fitch has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Abercrombie & Fitch has recently decreased by 9.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Abercrombie & Fitch does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Abercrombie & Fitch does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.36

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.75% of the float of Abercrombie & Fitch has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Abercrombie & Fitch has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Abercrombie & Fitch has recently decreased by 9.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Abercrombie & Fitch has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 39 news articles for Abercrombie & Fitch this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 38 people have searched for ANF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -39% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added Abercrombie & Fitch to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Abercrombie & Fitch insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,631,741.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.58% of the stock of Abercrombie & Fitch is held by insiders.

ANF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ANF shares performed this year?

Abercrombie & Fitch's stock was trading at $149.47 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ANF stock has decreased by 12.8% and is now trading at $130.3420.
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How were Abercrombie & Fitch's earnings last quarter?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 26th. The apparel retailer reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.18. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Does Abercrombie & Fitch have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Abercrombie & Fitch: Abercrombie & Fitch (Denmark) ApS, Abercrombie & Fitch Distribution Company, Abercrombie & Fitch Europe Holding GmbH in Liquidation, Abercrombie & Fitch Europe SAGL, Abercrombie & Fitch (France) SAS, Abercrombie & Fitch Holding B.V., Abercrombie & Fitch Holding Corporation, and others.

Who are Abercrombie & Fitch's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Abercrombie & Fitch include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.74%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.08%), Nordea Investment Management AB (0.05%) and Lmcg Investments LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Fran Horowitz, Scott D Lipesky, Terry Lee Burman, Kerrii B Anderson, Kristin A Scott, Helen Mccluskey, Gregory J Henchel, Samir Desai, Nigel Travis, James A Goldman, Suzanne M Coulter, Kenneth B Robinson, Sarah M Gallagher and Jay Rust.
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How do I buy shares of Abercrombie & Fitch?

Shares of ANF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Abercrombie & Fitch own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Abercrombie & Fitch investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), General Electric (GE) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/26/2024
• Today: 1/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Family clothing stores
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ANF
• CUSIP: 00289620
• CIK: 1018840
• Web: www.abercrombie.com
• Phone: (614) 283-6500
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 31,700
• Year Founded: 1891

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $182.25
• High Stock Price Target: $220.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +39.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $10.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.26
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $328.12 million
• Net Margins: 11.16%
• Pretax Margin: 15.18%
• Return on Equity: 46.50%
• Return on Assets: 17.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.40
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.28 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.53
• Cash Flow: $7.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.17
• Book Value: $20.83 per share
• Price / Book: 6.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,370,000
• Free Float: 49,073,000
• Market Cap: $6.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.52