What is William Blair’s Forecast for ANF FY2025 Earnings?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Investment analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 26th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now forecasts that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $10.54 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $10.26. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.35 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.37 EPS.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.19. Abercrombie & Fitch had a net margin of 10.76% and a return on equity of 47.35%. The company had revenue of $1.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.83 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on ANF. Citigroup raised shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, August 30th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $194.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $178.14.

Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock opened at $148.56 on Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 12-month low of $74.68 and a 12-month high of $196.99. The stock has a market cap of $7.59 billion, a PE ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $143.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $153.55.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Abercrombie & Fitch news, EVP Samir Desai sold 19,041 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.36, for a total value of $2,501,225.76. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 27,985 shares in the company, valued at $3,676,109.60. This trade represents a 40.49 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available 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 transaction 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. This trade represents a 8.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.58% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Abercrombie & Fitch

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ANF. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of 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 valued at $56,969,000 after acquiring an additional 141,788 shares during the period. Comerica Bank raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 34.3% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 57,699 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $7,231,000 after acquiring an additional 14,736 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 209.2% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 48,648 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $6,097,000 after acquiring an additional 32,915 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Abercrombie & Fitch during the 1st quarter worth $674,000. Finally, Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky increased its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 64.4% during the 1st quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 26,944 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $3,377,000 after buying an additional 10,556 shares during the period.

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.