Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) Upgraded at Vetr Inc.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) was upgraded by stock analysts at Vetr from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. The firm currently has a $19.68 price objective on the apparel retailer’s stock. Vetr‘s price objective suggests a potential downside of 6.95% from the company’s current price.

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch Co. by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 128,882 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $3,480,000 after buying an additional 2,056 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Abercrombie & Fitch Co. by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 215,175 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $5,810,000 after buying an additional 11,920 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. by 64.4% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 163,015 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $4,401,000 after buying an additional 63,841 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. by 211.9% in the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 198,040 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $5,347,000 after buying an additional 134,540 shares during the period. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group increased its stake in shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 119,285 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $3,221,000 after buying an additional 13,145 shares during the period.

In related news, EVP Diane Chang sold 7,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.05, for a total value of $243,580.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 35,014 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,122,198.70. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Group raised their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch Co. from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 22nd. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Abercrombie & Fitch Co. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 1st. RBC Capital raised their price target on Abercrombie & Fitch Co. from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 17th. Goldman Sachs raised their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch Co. from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Abercrombie & Fitch Co. from $29.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 14th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $25.90.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) traded down 15.67% on Thursday, hitting $21.15. 19,976,789 shares of the company were exchanged. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has a 52 week low of $15.42 and a 52 week high of $32.83. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $26.40 and a 200 day moving average of $26.87. The company has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.47.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 26th. The apparel retailer reported ($0.63) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.51) by $0.12. The business earned $685.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $709.48 million. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.53) earnings per share. Analysts predict that Abercrombie & Fitch Co. will post $1.20 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, June 3rd will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 1st. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.78%.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co (A&F) is a retailer that operates stores and direct-to-consumer operations. The Company operates through three business segments: U.S. Stores, International Stores and Direct-to-Consumer. The U.S. Stores segment includes store operations in the United States and Puerto Rico. The International Stores segment includes store operations in Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East.

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