What is William Blair’s Forecast for ANF FY2027 Earnings?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Analysts at William Blair issued their FY2027 EPS estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report issued on Monday, January 6th. William Blair analyst D. Carden expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $9.59 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.61 per share.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on ANF. Raymond James initiated coverage on Abercrombie & Fitch in a research note on Friday, December 6th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $180.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from $170.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $179.50.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of ANF stock opened at $151.62 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $146.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $150.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.64 billion, a PE ratio of 15.00 and a beta of 1.52. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 52-week low of $93.91 and a 52-week high of $196.99.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.18. Abercrombie & Fitch had a net margin of 11.16% and a return on equity of 46.50%. The company had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.83 EPS. Abercrombie & Fitch’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP acquired a new stake in Abercrombie & Fitch in the 3rd quarter valued at about $73,048,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 146.3% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 863,100 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $153,494,000 after purchasing an additional 512,700 shares during the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 283.0% in the second quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 303,896 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $54,045,000 after purchasing an additional 224,555 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 293.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 286,434 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $51,043,000 after purchasing an additional 213,684 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 25.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,017,720 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $142,379,000 after purchasing an additional 204,901 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Abercrombie & Fitch

In related news, COO Scott D. Lipesky sold 8,605 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.20, for a total transaction of $1,292,471.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 97,850 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,697,070. The trade was a 8.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Suzanne M. Coulter sold 2,870 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $459,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 6,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,024,800. This trade represents a 30.94 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 17,401 shares of company stock valued at $2,631,741 in the last ninety days. 2.58% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Abercrombie & Fitch Company Profile

Abercrombie & Fitch Co, through its subsidiaries, operates as an omnichannel retailer in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and internationally. The company offers an assortment of apparel, personal care products, and accessories for men, women, and kids under the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister, and Gilly Hicks brands.