Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Competitors $90.86 +0.95 (+1.06%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$90.65 -0.21 (-0.23%) As of 09/19/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ANF vs. PLCE, URBN, AEO, BBY, BOOT, BURL, DECK, DKS, LB, and TPRShould you be buying Abercrombie & Fitch stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Abercrombie & Fitch include Children's Place (PLCE), Urban Outfitters (URBN), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Best Buy (BBY), Boot Barn (BOOT), Burlington Stores (BURL), Deckers Outdoor (DECK), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), LandBridge (LB), and Tapestry (TPR). Abercrombie & Fitch vs. Its Competitors Children's Place Urban Outfitters American Eagle Outfitters Best Buy Boot Barn Burlington Stores Deckers Outdoor DICK'S Sporting Goods LandBridge Tapestry Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, PLCE or ANF? Children's Place has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, PLCE or ANF? Abercrombie & Fitch has higher revenue and earnings than Children's Place. Children's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Abercrombie & Fitch, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChildren's Place$1.39B0.10-$57.82M-$0.86-7.40Abercrombie & Fitch$4.95B0.86$566.22M$10.578.60 Does the media prefer PLCE or ANF? In the previous week, Abercrombie & Fitch had 19 more articles in the media than Children's Place. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch and 1 mentions for Children's Place. Abercrombie & Fitch's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Children's Place's score of 0.20 indicating that Abercrombie & Fitch is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Children's Place 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Abercrombie & Fitch 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PLCE or ANF more profitable? Abercrombie & Fitch has a net margin of 10.61% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -2.04%. Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity of 40.02% beat Children's Place's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Children's Place-2.04% -10.32% -2.45% Abercrombie & Fitch 10.61%40.02%15.80% Do analysts recommend PLCE or ANF? Children's Place currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.06%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus price target of $115.78, suggesting a potential upside of 27.42%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than Children's Place.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Children's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Abercrombie & Fitch 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryAbercrombie & Fitch beats Children's Place on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Abercrombie & Fitch News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ANF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ANF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAbercrombie & FitchRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.28B$8.25B$27.98B$21.65BDividend YieldN/A2.79%172.50%3.51%P/E Ratio8.6023.8120.8329.94Price / Sales0.861.259.7060.05Price / Cash6.2218.7766.3724.98Price / Book3.273.634.914.59Net Income$566.22M$359.92M$875.26M$1.00B7 Day Performance3.67%-0.73%3.04%0.81%1 Month Performance-1.98%10.57%8.03%5.30%1 Year Performance-35.92%2.85%21.91%14.58% Abercrombie & Fitch Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.2506 of 5 stars$90.86+1.1%$115.78+27.4%-35.9%$4.28B$4.95B8.6039,200Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓PLCEChildren's Place0.5255 of 5 stars$7.19+3.0%$7.00-2.6%-58.1%$159.40M$1.39B-8.367,900URBNUrban Outfitters4.4783 of 5 stars$71.97+6.3%$81.91+13.8%+94.2%$6.46B$5.55B14.0629,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters3.5879 of 5 stars$19.62+7.0%$13.94-28.9%-7.3%$3.32B$5.33B18.8644,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBBYBest Buy4.6713 of 5 stars$74.58-1.7%$82.59+10.7%-25.7%$15.67B$41.53B20.6085,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBOOTBoot Barn3.108 of 5 stars$181.74+2.8%$182.54+0.4%+4.7%$5.55B$1.91B28.6710,400BURLBurlington Stores4.751 of 5 stars$270.10+1.2%$344.29+27.5%-3.2%$17.03B$11.02B31.8977,532DECKDeckers Outdoor4.6114 of 5 stars$118.54+0.0%$137.89+16.3%-24.5%$17.58B$5.12B18.185,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.9031 of 5 stars$225.78+1.9%$235.83+4.5%+4.5%$18.08B$13.77B15.7756,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑LBLandBridge3.7698 of 5 stars$51.62-3.3%$67.00+29.8%+32.6%$3.95B$156.47M14.506News CoverageTPRTapestry4.0816 of 5 stars$109.97+3.3%$106.47-3.2%+168.4%$22.89B$7.01B174.5619,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Children's Place Competitors Urban Outfitters Competitors American Eagle Outfitters Competitors Best Buy Competitors Boot Barn Competitors Burlington Stores Competitors Deckers Outdoor Competitors DICK'S Sporting Goods Competitors LandBridge Competitors Tapestry Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ANF) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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