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

Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed their outperform rating on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a $190.00 target price on the apparel retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.66 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.73 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.30 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on ANF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $201.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. StockNews.com upgraded Abercrombie & Fitch from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Raymond James started coverage on Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report on Friday, December 6th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $180.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Abercrombie & Fitch from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $173.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Abercrombie & Fitch has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $182.25.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ANF opened at $128.25 on Tuesday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a fifty-two week low of $95.51 and a fifty-two week high of $196.99. The stock has a market cap of $6.46 billion, a PE ratio of 12.69 and a beta of 1.52. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $147.72 and a 200-day moving average of $149.26.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $2.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.18. Abercrombie & Fitch had a return on equity of 46.50% and a net margin of 11.16%. The business had revenue of $1.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.83 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Abercrombie & Fitch will post 10.63 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Abercrombie & Fitch news, EVP Samir Desai sold 5,926 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $148.51, for a total transaction of $880,070.26. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 22,059 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,275,982.09. This trade represents a 21.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Scott D. Lipesky sold 8,605 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.20, for a total transaction of $1,292,471.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 97,850 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,697,070. The trade was a 8.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 17,401 shares of company stock valued at $2,631,741 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.58% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new stake in Abercrombie & Fitch during the 2nd quarter valued at about $428,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 92.5% during the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 29,571 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $5,259,000 after purchasing an additional 14,206 shares during the period. Choreo LLC bought a new position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in the second quarter worth approximately $336,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in the second quarter worth $786,000. Finally, Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 66.1% in the second quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 741 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $132,000 after buying an additional 295 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.