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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters received 59 more outperform votes than Abercrombie & Fitch when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.74% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote while only 59.32% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Urban Outfitters	Outperform Votes 1292 59.32%	Underperform Votes 886 40.68%
Abercrombie & Fitch	Outperform Votes 1233 59.74%	Underperform Votes 831 40.26%

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Abercrombie & Fitch shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to URBN or ANF?

In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 4 more articles in the media than Abercrombie & Fitch. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 16 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch. Abercrombie & Fitch's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Urban Outfitters' score of 0.90 indicating that Abercrombie & Fitch is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Urban Outfitters	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Abercrombie & Fitch	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	$5.55B	1.02	$287.67M	$4.27	14.37
Abercrombie & Fitch	$4.95B	0.74	$328.12M	$10.71	7.16

Do analysts recommend URBN or ANF?

Urban Outfitters currently has a consensus target price of $55.27, indicating a potential downside of 9.89%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus target price of $115.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.70%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Abercrombie & Fitch	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Abercrombie & Fitch beats Urban Outfitters on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.