Q1 EPS Estimates for ANF Lowered by Telsey Advisory Group

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Telsey Advisory Group dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $1.45 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.96. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $125.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.59 EPS.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The apparel retailer reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.48 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.57 billion. Abercrombie & Fitch had a net margin of 11.16% and a return on equity of 46.50%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.97 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $220.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $149.00 to $139.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $160.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $210.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $189.00 to $168.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $147.75.

Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of ANF opened at $86.16 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $4.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.52 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a 50-day moving average of $121.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $136.55. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 12-month low of $79.77 and a 12-month high of $196.99.

Abercrombie & Fitch declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, March 5th that permits the company to repurchase $1.30 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the apparel retailer to repurchase up to 29.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Abercrombie & Fitch

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Everence Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Abercrombie & Fitch during the fourth quarter worth approximately $212,000. Empirical Finance LLC grew its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 87.2% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 8,818 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,318,000 after buying an additional 4,108 shares during the period. Lmcg Investments LLC grew its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC now owns 24,669 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $3,687,000 after buying an additional 2,479 shares during the period. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 228.9% during the third quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 27,621 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $3,864,000 after buying an additional 19,222 shares during the period. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 158,554 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $23,699,000 after buying an additional 4,837 shares during the period.

About Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch Co engages in the retail of apparel, personal care products, and accessories. The firm operates through following geographical segments: Americas, EMEA and APAC. The Americas segment includes operations in North America and South America. The EMEA segment includes operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.