Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Telsey Advisory Group

Telsey Advisory Group restated their outperform rating on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) in a research report released on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a $208.00 price objective on the apparel retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.77 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley downgraded Abercrombie & Fitch to an equal weight rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $162.00 to $155.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 27th. Citigroup increased their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch from $150.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a report on Thursday, May 30th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $155.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research note on Thursday, May 30th. Argus downgraded shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a neutral rating to an overweight rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $167.00 to $194.00 in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $178.43.

Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Up 3.8 %

Shares of ANF opened at $147.57 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.54 billion, a PE ratio of 18.35 and a beta of 1.54. The company’s fifty day moving average is $160.60 and its 200 day moving average is $145.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.64. Abercrombie & Fitch has a fifty-two week low of $49.24 and a fifty-two week high of $196.99.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 29th. The apparel retailer reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.48. The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $967.37 million. Abercrombie & Fitch had a net margin of 9.53% and a return on equity of 44.83%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Abercrombie & Fitch will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Kenneth B. Robinson sold 1,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.61, for a total value of $223,093.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 5,880 shares in the company, valued at $1,009,066.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, Director Kenneth B. Robinson sold 1,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.61, for a total transaction of $223,093.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 5,880 shares in the company, valued at $1,009,066.80. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Nigel Travis sold 7,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.66, for a total transaction of $1,337,182.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 19,855 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,448,019.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 3.77% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Abercrombie & Fitch

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Matrix Trust Co bought a new stake in Abercrombie & Fitch during the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Spire Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 51.4% in the 1st quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 315 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Quarry LP raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 156.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 279 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 1,227.7% during the 4th quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 863 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 798 shares in the last quarter.

About Abercrombie & Fitch

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.