Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The APAC segment includes operations in the Asia-Pacific region, including Asia and Oceania. The company was founded by David Abercrombie in 1892 and is headquartered in New Albany, OH.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $79.90 to $82.45
• 50-Day Range: $66.58 to $88.53
• 52-Week Range: $65.40 to $194.38
• Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.15 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.09
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $111.38
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Abercrombie & Fitch scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 115th out of 412 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Abercrombie & Fitch has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Abercrombie & Fitch has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Abercrombie & Fitch are expected to grow by 5.37% in the coming year, from $10.62 to $11.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch is 8.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch is 8.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 25.18.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Abercrombie & Fitch has a P/B Ratio of 3.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.78% of the float of Abercrombie & Fitch has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Abercrombie & Fitch has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Abercrombie & Fitch has recently increased by 7.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Abercrombie & Fitch does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Abercrombie & Fitch does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch is 7.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Abercrombie & Fitch will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.15% next year. This indicates that Abercrombie & Fitch will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.36

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.78% of the float of Abercrombie & Fitch has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Abercrombie & Fitch has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Abercrombie & Fitch has recently increased by 7.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.16

News Sentiment

Abercrombie & Fitch has a news sentiment score of -0.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Abercrombie & Fitch this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

39 people have searched for ANF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 225% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Abercrombie & Fitch to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Abercrombie & Fitch insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.29% of the stock of Abercrombie & Fitch is held by insiders.

ANF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ANF shares performed this year?

Abercrombie & Fitch's stock was trading at $149.47 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ANF stock has decreased by 45.2% and is now trading at $81.8890.
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How were Abercrombie & Fitch's earnings last quarter?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 28th. The apparel retailer reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.24. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis.
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Is Abercrombie & Fitch buying back stock?

Abercrombie & Fitch's board authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, March 5th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $1,300,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 29.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Does Abercrombie & Fitch have any subsidiaries?

Abercrombie & Fitch subsidiaries include these companies: Abercrombie & Fitch (Denmark) ApS, Abercrombie & Fitch Distribution Company, Abercrombie & Fitch Europe Holding GmbH in Liquidation, Abercrombie & Fitch Europe SAGL, Abercrombie & Fitch (France) SAS, Abercrombie & Fitch Holding B.V., Abercrombie & Fitch Holding Corporation, and more.

Who are Abercrombie & Fitch's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Abercrombie & Fitch include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.78%), AQR Capital Management LLC (4.11%), Jane Street Group LLC and Invesco Ltd. (1.79%). Insiders that own company stock include Fran Horowitz, Scott D Lipesky, Terry Lee Burman, Kerrii B Anderson, Kristin A Scott, Helen Mccluskey, Gregory J Henchel, Samir Desai, Nigel Travis, James A Goldman, Suzanne M Coulter, Kenneth B Robinson, Sarah M Gallagher and Jay Rust.
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How do I buy shares of Abercrombie & Fitch?

Shares of ANF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Abercrombie & Fitch own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Abercrombie & Fitch investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), GE Aerospace (GE) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/28/2025
• Today: 6/10/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/27/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Family clothing stores
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ANF
• CIK: 1018840
• Web: www.abercrombie.com
• Phone: (614) 283-6500
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 31,500
• Year Founded: 1891

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $111.38
• High Stock Price Target: $147.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $82.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $10.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.58
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $328.12 million
• Net Margins: 11.16%
• Pretax Margin: 15.18%
• Return on Equity: 46.50%
• Return on Assets: 17.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.40
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.03 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.76
• Cash Flow: $7.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.68
• Book Value: $20.83 per share
• Price / Book: 3.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,639,000
• Free Float: 49,073,000
• Market Cap: $3.84 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.47