In the past week, ANF stock has gone up by 5.72%, with a monthly decline of -24.94% and a quarterly plunge of -39.77%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.40%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.63% for Abercrombie & Fitch Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.67% for ANF’s stock, with a simple moving average of -42.41% 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 7.72x compared to its average ratio. ANF has 36-month beta value of 1.39. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ANF is 49.39M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.84% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ANF on March 18, 2025 was 2.31M shares.
ANF) stock’s latest price update
Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE: ANF)’s stock price has gone rise by 3.57 in comparison to its previous close of 79.79, however, the company has experienced a 5.72% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. investorplace.com reported 2025-03-16 that Last week, InvestorPlace Senior Analyst Louis Navellier decided to sell GigaCloud Technology Inc. ( GCT ) from his Accelerated Profits portfolio. At first glance, the move seems surprising – like watching a chef throw out a perfectly cooked steak.
Analysts’ Opinion of ANF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ANF stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for ANF by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ANF in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $125 based on the research report published on March 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ANF reach a price target of $220, previously predicting the price at $173. The rating they have provided for ANF stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 10th, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to ANF, setting the target price at $204 in the report published on December 20th of the previous year.
ANF Trading at -27.17% 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 -58.05% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.63%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.40%, as shares sank -26.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -44.71% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ANF rose by +5.72%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -45.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $92.51. In addition, Abercrombie & Fitch Co saw -44.71% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ANF starting from Coulter Suzanne M, who sale 2,870 shares at the price of $160.00 back on Dec 04 ’24. After this action, Coulter Suzanne M now owns 6,405 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Co, valued at $459,200 using the latest closing price.
Coulter Suzanne M, the Director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co, sale 6,800 shares at $161.80 during a trade that took place back on Dec 02 ’24, which means that Coulter Suzanne M is holding 9,275 shares at $1,100,254 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ANF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Abercrombie & Fitch Co stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 47.77, with 18.05 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 0.74. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.71. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 39.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 659.71 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.88. The receivables turnover for the company is 46.98for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.48.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as 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.
