Abercrombie & Fitch: Limited Margin Of Safety At Current Levels

Summary:

  • Abercrombie & Fitch has massively outperformed the retail sector, with its stock up over 200% year-to-date.
  • The company reported strong Q2 results, beating sales estimates and raising its full-year outlook, with its incredible performance making its FY2025 targets look very achievable.
  • However, ANF is now looking close to fully valued short-term & the stock is showing signs it might be getting close to topping out after what’s been an incredible run.

Indianapolis - October 2015: Abercrombie & Fitch Clothing

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While it’s been a massacre the past few months for the Retail Sector (XRT) with several large-cap names plunging over 50% from their highs, Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) has been one of the few outperformers, and


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