Q2 2025 EPS Estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Boosted by Analyst (NYSE:ANF)

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 21st. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $2.21 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.15. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $208.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $9.35 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.12 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.70 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.11 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on ANF. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $155.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 29th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $155.00 to $193.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 30th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Abercrombie & Fitch from $150.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 30th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch from $112.00 to $172.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 30th. Finally, Argus lowered shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Abercrombie & Fitch currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $186.00.

Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Up 2.9 %

Shares of ANF stock opened at $170.79 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $8.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.24 and a beta of 1.54. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $164.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $143.04. Abercrombie & Fitch has a fifty-two week low of $40.50 and a fifty-two week high of $196.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 29th. The apparel retailer reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.48. The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $967.37 million. Abercrombie & Fitch had a net margin of 9.53% and a return on equity of 44.83%. Abercrombie & Fitch’s revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 16.0% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 146.3% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 863,100 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $153,494,000 after buying an additional 512,700 shares in the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 18.1% during the second quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 502,400 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $89,347,000 after buying an additional 76,900 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position 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 valued at $81,915,000 after purchasing an additional 20,616 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 45.3% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director James A. Goldman sold 4,120 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.48, for a total transaction of $727,097.60. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,335,071.20. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, Director Kenneth B. Robinson sold 1,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.61, for a total transaction of $223,093.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 5,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,009,066.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director James A. Goldman sold 4,120 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.48, for a total value of $727,097.60. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,335,071.20. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 22,120 shares of company stock valued at $3,875,693. Company insiders own 3.77% of the company’s stock.

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.