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The closing price of Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE: ANF) was $70.50 for the day, down -3.23% from the previous closing price of $72.85. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.88 million shares were traded. ANF stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.585 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $70.27.
Ratios:
Our analysis of ANF’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.97 and its Current Ratio is at 1.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.55.
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 06, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $125 from $190 previously.
On January 10, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $173 to $220.
JP Morgan reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on December 20, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $201 to $204.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 04 ’24 when Coulter Suzanne M sold 2,870 shares for $160.00 per share. The transaction valued at 459,200 led to the insider holds 6,405 shares of the business.
Coulter Suzanne M sold 6,800 shares of ANF for $1,100,254 on Dec 02 ’24. The Director now owns 9,275 shares after completing the transaction at $161.80 per share. On Dec 02 ’24, another insider, HENCHEL GREGORY J, who serves as the SVP, Gen Cnsl & Secy of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $150.33 each. As a result, the insider received 1,503,300 and left with 30,347 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 3445271552 and an Enterprise Value of 3523628544. As of this moment, Abercrombie’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.712 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.9.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ANF is 1.46, which has changed by -0.37874514 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ANF has reached a high of $196.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -46.86%.
Shares Statistics:
ANF traded an average of 2.56M shares per day over the past three months and 3446120 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 49.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 47.69M. Insiders hold about 2.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.55% stake in the company. Shares short for ANF as of 1743379200 were 4901962 with a Short Ratio of 1.92, compared to 1740700800 on 4861893. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4901962 and a Short% of Float of 18.77.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The 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 2020-03-05 with an ex-dividend date of 1583366400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
