In the latest close session, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) was down 2.76% at $69.69. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.21%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.18%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.25%.
Shares of the teen clothing retailer witnessed a loss of 1.69% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Retail-Wholesale sector with its gain of 5.47%, and the S&P 500's gain of 4.36%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Abercrombie & Fitch in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on November 25, 2025. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $2.15, indicating a 14% decline compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $1.28 billion, up 5.9% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $9.67 per share and revenue of $5.25 billion, which would represent changes of -9.54% and +6.05%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 1.21% lower. Abercrombie & Fitch is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
In the context of valuation, Abercrombie & Fitch is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 7.41. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 19.01, 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. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 44, positioning it in the top 18% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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