For Immediate ReleasesChicago, IL – September 19, 2024 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (BOOT) , Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) , Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) and Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) .Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog: Invest in These 4 Retail Stoc ...

U.S. retail sales defied expectations in August, posting a modest 0.1% rise from July. While declines in auto sales and gasoline receipts weighed on overall performance, a rise in spending on online shopping, sporting goods, health and personal care, and garden stores provided a much-needed boost, highlighting consumer resilience.This modest growth in retail sales signals that the economy is holding steady despite the underlying inflationary pressures. On a year-over-year basis, retail sales in August saw a ...

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) .Abercrombie currently has an average brokerage ...

Cooling inflation and rising expectations of a potential interest rate cut have lifted U.S. consumer sentiment to its highest level in four months this September. The University of Michigan's preliminary report showed the sentiment index climbing to 69, up from 67.9 in August. This improvement even surpassed the market's estimate of 68.5, indicating a growing sense of optimism about the economy.This boost in sentiment marks the second consecutive month of growth. Although inflation remains a concern, its re ...

U.S. stock markets have witnessed renewed momentum in 2024 after an impressive 2023. The bull run continued for the past 18 months, barring some minor fluctuations. Meanwhile, market participants are expecting a 100% chance of the first rate cut to be initiated at the Fed FOMC meeting scheduled to start today.Aside from the three major stock indexes, the mid-cap-centric S&P 400 index is up 10.2% year to date. Within the mid-cap space, a handful of stocks (market capital greater than $8 billion but currently ...

Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers.Of these, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use a variety of methods, including tried-an ...

phototechnoSeptember Market Struggles Market volatility spiked in August, with major indices taking heavy losses, before quickly bouncing back. While the remainder of the month saw more docile markets, there's no guarantee this trend will continue, especially given the persistent volatility in the S&P VIX Index. If the early days of September are any indication, it seems seasonal volatility is here to stay, with markets potentially facing a turbulent month ahead. Why is September the worst month for sto ...

Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE:ANF) stock is 2.3% higher to trade at $133.92 at last check, bouncing off a familiar floor at the $130 level following a post-earnings pullback. Shares already boast a 52.2% lead for 2024, and an even better 151.8% year-over-year lead. Plus, a historically bullish trendline could help the equity run even higher.According to the latest data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White, Abercrombie & Fitch stock is within one standard deviation of its 200-day trendline ...

Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 10-Q (Mark One) ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended August 3, 2024 or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number 001-12107 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | --- | --- | --- | --- | ...

Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF) saw its shares pullback since reporting second-quarter fiscal 2024 results on Aug. 28, 2024. Shares of this leading apparel retailer lost 3.1% since the last earnings release. This reflects an underperformance compared with the industry peers, Zacks Retail-Wholesale sector, and the broader S&P 500’s decline of 2%, 0.1%, and 1.3%, respectively.Abercrombie Price PerformanceImage Source: Zacks Investment ResearchAbercrombie reported strong second-quarter fiscal 2024 results, w ...