Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) Issues Earnings Results

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The apparel retailer reported $2.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by $0.22, Briefing.com reports. Abercrombie & Fitch had a return on equity of 40.02% and a net margin of 10.61%.The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.50 EPS. Abercrombie & Fitch’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. Abercrombie & Fitch updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 3.400-3.70 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 10.200-10.500 EPS.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Performance

Shares of ANF stock opened at $95.41 on Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 1 year low of $65.40 and a 1 year high of $164.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion, a PE ratio of 9.03 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $75.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.83.

Insider Activity at Abercrombie & Fitch

In other news, EVP Jay Rust sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.15, for a total value of $139,725.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 6,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $619,261.20. This trade represents a 18.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Kenneth B. Robinson sold 1,392 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.60, for a total transaction of $131,683.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $556,248. This trade represents a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 7,964 shares of company stock worth $759,233 over the last ninety days. 2.29% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Abercrombie & Fitch

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 181.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 352 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 392.4% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 714 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 569 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 521.1% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,000 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 839 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 17.6% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 967 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch during the 3rd quarter worth $111,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ANF has been the subject of several research reports. Raymond James Financial set a $105.00 target price on Abercrombie & Fitch and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Zacks Research raised shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. BTIG Research dropped their target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $120.00 to $118.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $92.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $130.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Abercrombie & Fitch has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $106.22.

About Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch Co engages in the retail of apparel, personal care products, and accessories. The firm operates through following geographical segments: Americas, EMEA and APAC. The Americas segment includes operations in North America and South America. The EMEA segment includes operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.