Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for ANF FY2026 Earnings

Abercrombie & Fitch Company (NYSE:ANF) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $9.83 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $10.18. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q4 2026 earnings at $3.71 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.74 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $10.10 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $2.54 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.77 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on ANF. Barclays set a $84.00 target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Raymond James Financial set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and set a $105.00 target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch from $170.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $115.25.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Performance

Shares of ANF stock opened at $96.47 on Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a fifty-two week low of $65.40 and a fifty-two week high of $167.71. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $94.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.13 and a beta of 1.44.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The apparel retailer reported $2.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.05. Abercrombie & Fitch had a return on equity of 40.02% and a net margin of 10.61%.The business had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.50 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Abercrombie & Fitch has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.000-10.500 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 2.050-2.250 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Abercrombie & Fitch

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 13.5% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 9,551 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $791,000 after buying an additional 1,133 shares during the period. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 19,660 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,629,000 after acquiring an additional 425 shares during the period. Marex Group plc acquired a new position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,097,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $549,000. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management boosted its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 2,000 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $166,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period.

Insider Activity at Abercrombie & Fitch

In other Abercrombie & Fitch news, Director Kenneth B. Robinson sold 1,392 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.60, for a total value of $131,683.20. Following the sale, the director owned 5,880 shares in the company, valued at $556,248. The trade was a 19.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director James A. Goldman sold 5,072 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.18, for a total value of $487,824.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,565 shares in the company, valued at approximately $727,601.70. This trade represents a 40.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 7,964 shares of company stock worth $759,233. Insiders own 2.29% of the company’s stock.

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.