Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Competitors

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Do analysts rate URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters presently has a consensus price target of $71.55, indicating a potential upside of 2.63%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus price target of $111.38, indicating a potential upside of 35.86%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than Urban Outfitters.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urban Outfitters	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Abercrombie & Fitch	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better valuation and earnings, URBN or ANF?

Abercrombie & Fitch has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Urban Outfitters. Abercrombie & Fitch is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Outfitters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Urban Outfitters	$5.68B	1.14	$287.67M	$4.78	14.58
Abercrombie & Fitch	$5.03B	0.78	$328.12M	$10.16	8.07

Is URBN or ANF more profitable?

Abercrombie & Fitch has a net margin of 11.16% compared to Urban Outfitters' net margin of 6.11%. Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity of 46.50% beat Urban Outfitters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urban Outfitters	6.11%	15.86%	8.25%
Abercrombie & Fitch	11.16%	46.50%	17.53%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of URBN or ANF?

77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. 31.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Abercrombie & Fitch shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters received 58 more outperform votes than Abercrombie & Fitch when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.77% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 59.20% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Urban Outfitters	Outperform Votes 1297 59.20%	Underperform Votes 894 40.80%
Abercrombie & Fitch	Outperform Votes 1239 59.77%	Underperform Votes 834 40.23%

Does the media favor URBN or ANF?

In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 13 more articles in the media than Abercrombie & Fitch. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 4 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Abercrombie & Fitch's score of -0.16 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Urban Outfitters	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Abercrombie & Fitch	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Abercrombie & Fitch beats Urban Outfitters on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.