What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for ANF FY2025 Earnings?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $10.58 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $10.54. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.00 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.68 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.36 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch from $201.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $149.00 to $139.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $173.00 to $220.00 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Raymond James cut their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $180.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $182.25.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Down 3.8 %

NYSE ANF opened at $123.63 on Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a twelve month low of $100.84 and a twelve month high of $196.99. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $146.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $147.31. The firm has a market cap of $6.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.23 and a beta of 1.52.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last released 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 net margin of 11.16% and a return on equity of 46.50%. The company had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.83 EPS. Abercrombie & Fitch’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Abercrombie & Fitch

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in Abercrombie & Fitch by 92.2% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 223 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 81.5% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 274 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 156.0% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 279 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA grew its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 604.4% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 317 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 56.2% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 367 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Suzanne M. Coulter sold 2,870 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $459,200.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 6,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,024,800. This represents a 30.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Scott D. Lipesky sold 8,605 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.20, for a total transaction of $1,292,471.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 97,850 shares in the company, valued at $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 have sold 17,401 shares of company stock valued at $2,631,741 over the last ninety days. 2.58% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.