In the past week, ANF stock has gone up by 1.02%, with a monthly decline of -16.93% and a quarterly plunge of -27.65%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.80%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.05% for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -9.93% for ANF stock, with a simple moving average of 2.66% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Right Now?
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 14.27x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for ANF is at 1.51. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 4 as “sell.”
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The public float for ANF is 50.12M, and currently, shorts hold a 7.51% of that float. The average trading volume for ANF on September 17, 2024 was 1.85M shares.
ANF) stock’s latest price update
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF)’s stock price has decreased by -5.32 compared to its previous closing price of 142.19. However, the company has seen a 1.02% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. youtube.com reported 2024-09-16 that Corey Tarlowe, Jefferies lead equity analyst, joins CNBC’s ‘The Exchange’ to discuss how Walmart and other U.S. retailers could benefit from a new trade crackdown on goods from China, how the consumer could be impacted, and more.
Analysts’ Opinion of ANF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ANF stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for ANF by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ANF in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $190 based on the research report published on August 30, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ANF reach a price target of $190, previously predicting the price at $208. The rating they have provided for ANF stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on August 29th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to ANF, setting the target price at $194 in the report published on July 22nd of the current year.
ANF Trading at -12.14% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ANF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.66% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.05%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.80%, as shares sank -18.45% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -21.52% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ANF rose by +1.02%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +73.19% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $147.93. In addition, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. saw 52.60% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ANF starting from Desai Samir, who sale 19,041 shares at the price of $131.36 back on Sep 06 ’24. After this action, Desai Samir now owns 27,985 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., valued at $2,501,264 using the latest closing price.
TRAVIS NIGEL, the Director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., sale 4,292 shares at $132.52 during a trade that took place back on Sep 06 ’24, which means that TRAVIS NIGEL is holding 19,800 shares at $568,789 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ANF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.64 for the gross margin
The net margin for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.33. Equity return is now at value 50.81, with 17.16 for asset returns.
Based on Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.78. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 25.4.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 655.75 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.51. The receivables turnover for the company is 40.53for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.44.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
