We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Was Talking About These 10 Stocks Amid Tariff Chaos. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE:ANF) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer was talking about amid tariff chaos.
Jim Cramer in a latest program on CNBC talked about the market rebound on Friday, and said that there’s still uncertainty ahead as consumers remain worried about the impact of tariffs.
“Right now people are scared. We saw a shocking decline in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey this morning. People fear inflation and worry about their savings, which happens to be, in many cases, the stock market. They don’t know what tariffs mean and they haven’t had them explained to them in any satisfactory way, so they figure the tariffs are yet another thing that raises prices in the supermarket — and that’s probably true.
I know the president and his crew have chosen not to focus on the stock market because they don’t want to have it be a referendum on themselves. I agree with that, but it won’t be — it’ll be the voice of the people and what they’re worried about. Think of the market as a gauge of hope versus despair. The results lately demonstrate despair, even if today we finally got a solid session. The cause and effect are so palpable that you don’t need me to tell you how these gains came about, do you?”
Cramer predicted that retail sales numbers next week will be “dismal” as consumers are worried about losing their jobs and are cutting back on spending.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE:ANF)
Number of Hedge Funds Investors: 51
Jim Cramer in a latest program on CNBC talked about Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE:ANF) earnings results and said the stock is “despised” despite strong performance due to the uncertainties related to tariffs and overall market weakness.
“Abercrombie & Fitch, which by the way is a very, very good company, reports a quarter that looks okay. If you read everything, you say okay, they’re a little worried about what’s going to happen with tariffs, and people just take it out and shoot it. Now, one of these, like Best Buy yesterday, has 60% China and 20% Mexico, so I totally get that. But this is a good company that was on a huge winning streak and now is just so despised. When you mentioned to me what could happen down the road after the president’s done with this part of the agenda, you’ll look at this and say, how did that get there? But right now, you just can’t look at it. You just say, I can’t buy Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE:ANF). And it’s rather amazing, ’cause boy, they were on a hot streak.”
ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) in its Q3 2024 investor letter:
“We are encouraged by the high proportion of positive returns on new ideas added over the last five quarters of elevated new idea generation, with solid contributions to overall performance despite their representing a modest portion of the Strategy’s assets.
We continued to deliver strong new idea generation, adding four new investments in the quarter: OneStream (through participating in its IPO), Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF), Wintrust Financial, and FTAI Aviation.
Abercrombie & Fitch is a global retailer with two primary brands, A&F and Hollister, providing apparel and accessories targeting millennials and Gen Z, respectively. Following multiple years of mis-execution, the company has repositioned its brands for durable growth, rationalized its store footprint, and is growing profitably with a nimble, fast-follower fashion strategy.”
Overall, ANF ranks 5th on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer was talking about amid tariff chaos. While we acknowledge the potential of ANF, our conviction lies in the belief that under the radar AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than ANF but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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