William Blair Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for ANF

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Equities researchers at William Blair lifted their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now expects that the apparel retailer will earn $2.55 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.52. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.75 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.50 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.58 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $2.71 EPS.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The apparel retailer reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.48 by $0.09. Abercrombie & Fitch had a return on equity of 46.50% and a net margin of 11.16%. The company had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.57 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.97 EPS. Abercrombie & Fitch’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch from $189.00 to $168.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch from $149.00 to $139.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. StockNews.com upgraded Abercrombie & Fitch from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 1st. Raymond James lowered their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch from $180.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $160.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $147.75.

Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of NYSE ANF opened at $86.16 on Friday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a twelve month low of $79.77 and a twelve month high of $196.99. The company has a market capitalization of $4.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.52 and a beta of 1.45. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $122.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $137.56.

Abercrombie & Fitch announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, March 5th that permits the company to repurchase $1.30 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the apparel retailer to reacquire up to 29.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ANF. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in the fourth quarter valued at $10,212,000. Virtue Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 8,221 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,229,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in the fourth quarter valued at $399,000. Invst LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 15.7% in the fourth quarter. Invst LLC now owns 4,017 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $600,000 after buying an additional 545 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in the fourth quarter valued at $247,000.

Abercrombie & Fitch Company Profile

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.