Zacks Research Comments on Abercrombie & Fitch Co.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NYSE:ANF)

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note issued on Wednesday, September 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $2.23 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.09. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.56 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $155.00 to $147.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a report on Wednesday. Argus lowered shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $167.00 to $194.00 in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $176.57.

Abercrombie & Fitch Price Performance

Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock opened at $137.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.44. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 52-week low of $49.24 and a 52-week high of $196.99. The company has a fifty day moving average of $153.32 and a 200-day moving average of $146.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.09 and a beta of 1.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Helen Mccluskey sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.38, for a total value of $487,830.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 37,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,222,568.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, EVP Samir Desai sold 19,041 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.36, for a total value of $2,501,225.76. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 27,985 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,676,109.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Helen Mccluskey sold 3,500 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.38, for a total value of $487,830.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 37,470 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,222,568.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 31,541 shares of company stock worth $4,310,256 over the last three months. Company insiders own 3.77% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Abercrombie & Fitch

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 16.0% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 873,148 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $155,281,000 after buying an additional 120,509 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 146.3% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 863,100 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $153,494,000 after acquiring an additional 512,700 shares in the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 18.1% during the 2nd quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 502,400 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $89,347,000 after purchasing an additional 76,900 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 460,613 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $81,915,000 after purchasing an additional 20,616 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 45.3% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 454,550 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $56,969,000 after purchasing an additional 141,788 shares during the last quarter.

Abercrombie & Fitch Company Profile

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.