Sharp decrease in ANF’s short interest leads to decline in days-to-cover ratio

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Abercrombie & Fitch Co shares valued at $131,683 were sold by Robinson Kenneth B. on Sep 05 ’25. At $94.60 per share, Robinson Kenneth B. sold 1,392 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 5,880 shares worth approximately $0.55 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Robinson Kenneth B. purchased 1,392 shares, netting a total of over 131,683 in proceeds.

Before that, Rust Jay had sold 1,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $139,725, the EVP Human Resources traded Abercrombie & Fitch Co shares for $93.15 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,500 shares, worth approximately $0.63 million.

As published in a research note from Citigroup on August 20, 2025, Abercrombie & Fitch Co [ANF] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $105. Analysts at Barclays started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of March 06, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for ANF. Earlier on January 10, 2025, UBS upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for ANF stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing ANF Stock Performance

On last trading session, Abercrombie & Fitch Co [NYSE: ANF] plunged -2.19% to $94.24. The stock’s lowest price that day was $93.51, but it reached a high of $96.525 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.81%. Over the course of the year, Abercrombie & Fitch Co shares have dropped approximately -29.28%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $164.80 on 01/07/25 and a 52-week low of $65.40 on 04/08/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 92.87, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 91.51. In the upper region, resistance lies at 96.23. The next price resistance is at 98.23. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.09 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Abercrombie & Fitch Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of Abercrombie & Fitch Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -2.04 million shares to 4.73 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 6.77 million shares. A decline of -43.14% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.15 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.15.

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In terms of Abercrombie & Fitch Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 93 in the next 12 months, down nearly -3.48% from the previous closing price of $96.35. Analysts anticipate Abercrombie & Fitch Co stock to reach 105 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 84. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Abercrombie & Fitch Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 20, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $204.

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