Retail reporter Sapna Maheshwari delivers a sobering thought on Abercrombie & Fitch's ( ANF ) sub-par quarter ( SSS -15% ). She notes the rehashed "fat" comments from CEO Michael Jeffries didn't go viral until after the reporting period. The exec was trying to highlight the aspirational aspect of ... By Paid2Trade : When Abercrombie & Fitch ( ANF ) CEO Michael Jeffries spoke on the company's first quarter earnings last week, he boasted about earnings per share improvements and better than expected gross margins. As he and other members of the top brass droned on about the results, one topic ... Abercrombie & Fitch is poised to rebound as economic pressures ease. Analysts at Macquarie believe Abercrombie & Fitch ( ANF ) will be able to expand its margins as the retailer's new strategies start to pay off. The firm upgrades ANF to Outperform from Neutral. Post your comment! Fickle teenagers strike again: After teen-oriented retailers Abercrombie & Fitch ( ANF +1.8% ), Aeropostale ( ARO +1.3% ), and American Eagle Outfitters ( AEO +2.1% ) all posted disappointing results amid slumping same-store sales for the first part of the year, the question of the day in the ... Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch ( ANF +6% ) get a little bump from a Goldman Sachs upgrade to Hold off of a dour Sell rating. There is a general feeling amongst retail watchers that the company may have righted the ship with Hollister. Post your comment! Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch ( ANF +1.5% ) move to their highest levels in 8 months as the specialty retailer continues to pick up momentum . Looking forward, the questions on ANF are how much will it need to discount and offer promotions in order to remain competitive and will international ... Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch ( ANF +1.8% ) get a lift from an upgrade by Baird to Outperform from Neutral with an upped price target of $55. After getting clobbered by rivals earlier this year, Baird thinks Q3 shows Abercrombie's sales are back on track. Post your comment! Analysts see Abercrombie & Fitch ( ANF ) fetching as much as $55 a share in a private-equity or LBO buyout after the retailer, under pressure from institutional investors, brought in Goldman Sachs for advice. Even with a mini-rally since last week's Goldman news, shares trade at a deep discount to ... Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch ( ANF ) move up 3.8% in premarket trading after the retailer beats estimates with its Q4 report . Retail analysts thinks the tight inventory position and the first dividend hike in years from the company just might suggest it's low-balling its guidance. Post your ...