Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) closed the day trading at $125.33 up 3.27% from the previous closing price of $121.36. In other words, the price has increased by $+3.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1321903 shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ANF, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.10 and its Current Ratio is at 1.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.84.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on March 07, 2024, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $152 from $140 previously.
On February 28, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $105 to $140.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on January 09, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $95 to $105.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 08 ’24 when Scott Kristin A. sold 120,000 shares for $126.15 per share. The transaction valued at 15,138,427 led to the insider holds 38,208 shares of the business.
Lipesky Scott D. sold 35,000 shares of ANF for $4,478,250 on Mar 08 ’24. The EVP, COO and CFO now owns 88,558 shares after completing the transaction at $127.95 per share. On Mar 08 ’24, another insider, HENCHEL GREGORY J, who serves as the SVP, Gen Cnsl & Secy of the company, sold 35,000 shares for $121.02 each. As a result, the insider received 4,235,753 and left with 26,338 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ANF now has a Market Capitalization of 6.33B and an Enterprise Value of 6.48B. As of this moment, Abercrombie’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.51 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.36.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ANF is 1.58, which has changed by 349.21% over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 27.39% over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ANF has reached a high of $140.28, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 118.26, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 73.57.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ANF traded about 1.70M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ANF traded about 1.78M shares per day. A total of 50.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.18M. Insiders hold about 2.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.28% stake in the company. Shares short for ANF as of Mar 15, 2024 were 5M with a Short Ratio of 2.93, compared to 5.84M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9.90% and a Short% of Float of 14.21%.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.64. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for ANF, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 16, 2020 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 05, 2020. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Jun 16, 1999 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 7 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.53 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.62 and a low estimate of $1.39, while EPS last year was $0.39. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.43, with high estimates of $1.74 and low estimates of $1.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.69 and $7.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.67. EPS for the following year is $8.1, with 7 analysts recommending between $10.51 and $6.55.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ANF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.6B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.51B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.28B, up 5.90% from the average estimate. Based on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.84B and the low estimate is $4.67B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 4.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
