We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and $30 price target for a.k.a. Brands Holding as we begin to focus on 2026. 2025, while a period of positives for the longer term (i.e. multiple Princess Polly store openings, Petal & Pup wholesale expansion, return to growth in the core Australia/New Zealand market and Culture Kings once again registering margin expansion), was materially impacted by the new tariff regime, as a business model predicated on production times of under two months and a continual flow of newness was under highly material margin pressure, especially post 1Q25. That said, with the company beginning to return to normal product flows and the longer-term positives fully intact, we believe a.k.a. Brands is primed to drive strong progress in 2026, and we reiterate our Buy rating and $30 price target on AKA.
04 Jan 2026
AKA: 2026 Signposts: Showing What Tariffs Hid; Reiterate Buy, $30 PT
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AKA: 2026 Signposts: Showing What Tariffs Hid; Reiterate Buy, $30 PT
a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA:NYS), 0 | Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF:NYSE), 0 | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A (ANF:NYS), 0 | American Eagle Outfitters (AEO:NYSE), 0 | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO:NYS), 0 | Gap (GPS:NYSE), 0 | URBAN OUTFITTERS (URBN:NYSE), 0 | Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN:NAS), 0 | Guess? (GES:NYSE), 0 | Guess?, Inc. (GES:NYS), 0 | Inditex (ITX:BME), 0 | Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A. (ITX:MCE), 0
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04 Jan 2026 -
Author:
Eric Beder -
Pages:
4 -
We are reiterating our Buy rating, projections and $30 price target for a.k.a. Brands Holding as we begin to focus on 2026. 2025, while a period of positives for the longer term (i.e. multiple Princess Polly store openings, Petal & Pup wholesale expansion, return to growth in the core Australia/New Zealand market and Culture Kings once again registering margin expansion), was materially impacted by the new tariff regime, as a business model predicated on production times of under two months and a continual flow of newness was under highly material margin pressure, especially post 1Q25. That said, with the company beginning to return to normal product flows and the longer-term positives fully intact, we believe a.k.a. Brands is primed to drive strong progress in 2026, and we reiterate our Buy rating and $30 price target on AKA.