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: $136.63 to $141.56
• 50-Day Range: $131.27 to $163.93
• 52-Week Range: $65.60 to $196.99
• Volume: 1.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.67 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.49
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $177.43
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Abercrombie & Fitch scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 88th out of 215 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Abercrombie & Fitch has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Abercrombie & Fitch has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Abercrombie & Fitch are expected to grow by 2.52% in the coming year, from $10.31 to $10.57 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch is 14.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch is 14.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 101.99.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Abercrombie & Fitch has a P/B Ratio of 6.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.30% 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 2.4, 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 2.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Abercrombie & Fitch does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch is 8.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Abercrombie & Fitch will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.57% next year. This indicates that Abercrombie & Fitch will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.30% 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 2.4, 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 2.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

Abercrombie & Fitch has a news sentiment score of 0.99. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Abercrombie & Fitch this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 22 people have searched for ANF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Abercrombie & Fitch to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% 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 $4,310,256.00 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 $88.22 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, ANF shares have increased by 55.1% and is now trading at $136.81.
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How were Abercrombie & Fitch's earnings last quarter?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 28th. The apparel retailer reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.14 by $0.36. The apparel retailer earned $1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. Abercrombie & Fitch had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 47.35% and a net margin of 10.76%.

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 more.

Who are Abercrombie & Fitch's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Abercrombie & Fitch include FMR LLC (11.51%), State Street Corp (3.76%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.39%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (1.99%). 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, 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.
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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: 8/28/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 11/26/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

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: $177.43
• High Stock Price Target: $220.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $9.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.27
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $328.12 million
• Net Margins: 10.76%
• Pretax Margin: 14.59%
• Return on Equity: 47.35%
• Return on Assets: 16.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.44
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.50
• Cash Flow: $8.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.43
• Book Value: $20.83 per share
• Price / Book: 6.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,079,000
• Free Float: 49,761,000
• Market Cap: $6.99 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.50