Abercrombie & Fitch’s (ANF) “Outperform” Rating Reiterated at Telsey Advisory Group

Telsey Advisory Group restated their outperform rating on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) in a research note released on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a $190.00 price objective on the apparel retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.70 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.09 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on ANF. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $194.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $155.00 to $147.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Citigroup raised Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Abercrombie & Fitch from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Abercrombie & Fitch presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $178.14.

Abercrombie & Fitch Price Performance

ANF stock opened at $149.56 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $143.82 and its 200-day moving average is $153.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.64 billion, a PE ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 1.50. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 1 year low of $75.18 and a 1 year high of $196.99.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.31 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. Abercrombie & Fitch had a return on equity of 46.50% and a net margin of 11.16%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.83 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Abercrombie & Fitch will post 10.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Samir Desai sold 19,041 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.36, for a total transaction of $2,501,225.76. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 27,985 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,676,109.60. This trade represents a 40.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Helen Mccluskey sold 3,500 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.38, for a total transaction of $487,830.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 37,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,222,568.60. This represents a 8.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.58% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Abercrombie & Fitch

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of ANF. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 5.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,221,890 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $171,815,000 after purchasing an additional 63,157 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 25.2% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,017,720 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $142,379,000 after buying an additional 204,901 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 873,148 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $155,281,000 after buying an additional 120,509 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 870,143 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $121,733,000 after acquiring an additional 60,022 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 146.3% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 863,100 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $153,494,000 after acquiring an additional 512,700 shares during 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.