Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 10.200-10.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 9.670. The company issued revenue guidance of -, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.3 billion. Abercrombie & Fitch also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 3.400-3.70 EPS.

Abercrombie & Fitch Price Performance

Abercrombie & Fitch stock opened at $95.41 on Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a fifty-two week low of $65.40 and a fifty-two week high of $164.80. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $75.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $83.83. The firm has a market cap of $4.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.03 and a beta of 1.44.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The apparel retailer reported $2.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. Abercrombie & Fitch had a return on equity of 40.02% and a net margin of 10.61%.The company’s revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.50 EPS. Abercrombie & Fitch has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.400-3.70 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 10.200-10.500 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Abercrombie & Fitch will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on ANF shares. UBS Group raised their target price on Abercrombie & Fitch from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised Abercrombie & Fitch from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $92.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $106.22.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director James A. Goldman sold 5,072 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.18, for a total transaction of $487,824.96. Following the sale, the director owned 7,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $727,601.70. This trade represents a 40.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Kenneth B. Robinson sold 1,392 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.60, for a total value of $131,683.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $556,248. The trade was a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 7,964 shares of company stock valued at $759,233 in the last 90 days. 2.29% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Abercrombie & Fitch

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 17.6% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 967 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 62.8% in the third quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 573 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 221 shares during the period. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 2.2% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 19,660 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,629,000 after acquiring an additional 425 shares in the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 0.6% during the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 84,300 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $7,212,000 after acquiring an additional 466 shares during the period. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 5,382 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $446,000 after acquiring an additional 487 shares in the last quarter.

Abercrombie & Fitch Company Profile

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.