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

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 26th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $10.54 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast 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.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Citigroup raised Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $194.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $178.14.

Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Up 1.3 %

Abercrombie & Fitch stock opened at $148.56 on Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a twelve month low of $74.68 and a twelve month high of $196.99. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $143.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.50.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last announced 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. The company 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 47.35% and a net margin of 10.76%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.83 earnings per share.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Abercrombie & Fitch news, Director Helen Mccluskey sold 3,500 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the transaction, the director now owns 37,470 shares in the company, valued at $5,222,568.60. This represents a 8.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Samir Desai sold 19,041 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president now owns 27,985 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,676,109.60. This represents a 40.49 % 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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 5.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,221,890 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $171,815,000 after purchasing an additional 63,157 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 25.2% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,017,720 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $142,379,000 after purchasing an additional 204,901 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 16.0% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 873,148 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $155,281,000 after purchasing an additional 120,509 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 7.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 870,143 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $121,733,000 after purchasing an additional 60,022 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 146.3% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 863,100 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $153,494,000 after purchasing an additional 512,700 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.