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ANF — structural market context

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 21. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $159.64 (Oct 21) vs $161.73 (Oct 20): −1.29%.

Volume

0.67× its 20-session average (1.3M) on Oct 21.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 4.4M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 5.3M (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 2 days with fails, largest 3K shares on Sep 21.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 2 days with fails, largest 574 shares on Sep 8.

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Analyst rating actions

2 rating actions recorded.

Wolfe Research — Coverage initiated — Oct 21

Wolfe Research — Price target change — Oct 21

Insider filings (Form 4)

None recorded in this window.

ANF short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
4.4M
% OF FLOAT
11.3%
DAYS TO COVER
3.7
CHANGE VS PRIOR
-16.1%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (22d ago)

ANF fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-21 · 31d3K$135.76
2026-09-17 · 35d284$139.89
2026-09-08 · 44d574$149.67

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

ANF insider buying and selling (Form 4)

Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 0 purchases · 5 sales

InsiderTypeSharesValueFiled
Lipesky Scott D. · officer: EVP and COOSale (S)2K$294K2026-09-09
Lipesky Scott D. · officer: EVP and COOSale (S)5K$745K2026-09-01
Rust Jay · officer: EVP, Chief HR OfficerSale (S)5K$738K2026-09-01
Robinson Kenneth B. · directorSale (S)800$120K2026-09-01
HENCHEL GREGORY J · officer: EVP, Chief Legal Off & SecySale (S)30K$4.4M2026-09-01

SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.

ANF analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
Wolfe Researchprice_target—2026-10-21
Wolfe ResearchinitialiseOutperform2026-10-21
BMO Capitalprice_target—2026-09-08
BMO CapitalinitialiseOutperform2026-09-08
Argus Researchprice_target—2026-08-31

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is ANF's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, ANF had 4.4M shares sold short — 11.3% of its float, with 3.7 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying ANF?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, ANF recorded 0 insider purchases and 5 sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
What do analysts say about ANF?
The most recent action: Wolfe Research price_target on 2026-10-21. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell ANF?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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