Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) ended the recent trading session at $95.69, demonstrating a +1.99% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.01% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.08%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.03%.
Shares of the teen clothing retailer have appreciated by 0.37% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 3.44%, and the S&P 500's gain of 3.47%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Abercrombie & Fitch in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on August 27, 2025. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $2.27, reflecting a 9.2% decrease from the same quarter last year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $1.19 billion, indicating a 4.79% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $10.2 per share and a revenue of $5.19 billion, demonstrating changes of -4.58% and +4.9%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.24% higher. Abercrombie & Fitch is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, Abercrombie & Fitch is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 9.2. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 16.97, which means Abercrombie & Fitch is trading at a discount to the group.
The Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 91, this industry ranks in the top 37% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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