Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) ended the recent trading session at $80.33, demonstrating a -1.33% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.1% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.21%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.72%.
The the stock of teen clothing retailer has risen by 15.48% in the past month, leading the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 10.27% and the S&P 500's gain of 9.86%.
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 May 28, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Abercrombie & Fitch to post earnings of $1.42 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 33.64%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.07 billion, up 5.25% from the year-ago period.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $10.96 per share and a revenue of $5.16 billion, representing changes of +2.53% and +4.24%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the company's business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.93% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Abercrombie & Fitch is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.
Looking at its valuation, Abercrombie & Fitch is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 7.43. This denotes a discount relative to the industry's average Forward P/E of 16.13.
The Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 154, placing it within the bottom 38% of over 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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