What is William Blair’s Estimate for ANF Q2 Earnings?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Equities research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 28th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $2.22 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.55. The consensus estimate for Abercrombie & Fitch’s current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Abercrombie & Fitch’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.67 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on ANF. Barclays set a $84.00 target price on Abercrombie & Fitch and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Abercrombie & Fitch from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 9th. Raymond James dropped their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Abercrombie & Fitch in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch from $170.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $111.38.

Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Performance

Shares of ANF opened at $78.31 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $74.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $106.71. Abercrombie & Fitch has a 52-week low of $65.40 and a 52-week high of $194.38. The company has a market cap of $3.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.75 and a beta of 1.47.

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 28th. The apparel retailer reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.24. Abercrombie & Fitch had a return on equity of 46.50% and a net margin of 11.16%. The firm had revenue of $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.14 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Abercrombie & Fitch by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,755,692 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $860,303,000 after purchasing an additional 53,999 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 198.2% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,955,927 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $144,582,000 after buying an additional 1,300,070 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 150.7% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,484,643 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $221,910,000 after purchasing an additional 892,492 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 20.8% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,229,875 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $183,829,000 after purchasing an additional 212,155 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,037,773 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $155,116,000 after purchasing an additional 115,758 shares during the period.

Abercrombie & Fitch declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, March 5th that permits the company to buyback $1.30 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the apparel retailer to buy up to 29.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Abercrombie & Fitch Company Profile

Abercrombie & Fitch Co engages in the retail of apparel, personal care products, and accessories. The firm operates through following geographical segments: Americas, EMEA and APAC. The Americas segment includes operations in North America and South America. The EMEA segment includes operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.