NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryApparel RetailSnapshot 2026-07-31
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Apparel Retail is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Maintain net sales growth of 3% to 5% in fiscal 2026: +2.0% vs 3%.
View ThesisManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 46% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskANF's growth has weakened, making it harder to justify its current price. Recent financial performance dropped from the top half to the bottom half of its industry. Revenue grew 2% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 10× P/E versus a peer median of 14×. The market expects less growth than we forecast, which looks modest compared to our view. If ANF cuts guidance on the next call, it could hurt the stock. Peer multiples imply a price about 4% above where it trades; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-31. ANF is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 14 analysts currently covering ANF (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 5 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for ANF in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-08-01. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Apparel Retail — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Advances: Maintain net sales growth of 3% to 5%
Record sales indicate strong demand and growth potential.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $99.54
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $99.54.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Maintain net sales growth of 3% to 5%
Sales slump suggests difficulty in achieving growth targets.
Advances: Maintain net sales growth of 3% to 5%
Third-party shoe brands could attract new customers.
Advances: Maintain net sales growth of 3% to 5%
Repositioning may enhance brand appeal and drive sales growth.
