What is William Blair’s Forecast for ANF FY2025 Earnings?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Equities research analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a report released on Tuesday, November 26th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $10.54 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $10.26. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.35 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.37 EPS.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.19. Abercrombie & Fitch had a return on equity of 47.35% and a net margin of 10.76%. The business had revenue of $1.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.83 EPS. Abercrombie & Fitch’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch from $147.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $194.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $170.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup upgraded Abercrombie & Fitch from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $178.14.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Performance

Shares of ANF stock opened at $148.59 on Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 52-week low of $74.68 and a 52-week high of $196.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.59 billion, a PE ratio of 15.74 and a beta of 1.50. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $143.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $153.58.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Samir Desai sold 19,041 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.36, for a total value of $2,501,225.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 27,985 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,676,109.60. This trade represents a 40.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Helen Mccluskey sold 3,500 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.38, for a total value of $487,830.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 37,470 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,222,568.60. This represents a 8.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 31,541 shares of company stock worth $4,310,256. Corporate insiders own 2.58% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 2.1% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 48,338 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $6,762,000 after purchasing an additional 976 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 47.9% in the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 8,757 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,225,000 after purchasing an additional 2,835 shares during the last quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC lifted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 22.8% in the third quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC now owns 1,708 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $239,000 after purchasing an additional 317 shares during the last quarter. Invst LLC lifted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 22.6% in the third quarter. Invst LLC now owns 3,472 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $486,000 after purchasing an additional 639 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Virtue Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch by 1.9% in the third quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 8,119 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,136,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter.

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.