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American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$15.53 -1.15 (-6.89%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About American Eagle Outfitters Stock (NYSE:AEO)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$15.49
$16.73
50-Day Range
$16.06
$24.93
52-Week Range
$9.27
$28.46
Volume
4.51 million shs
Average Volume
5.49 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.60 billion
P/E Ratio
13.87
Dividend Yield
3.22%
Price Target
$21.75
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

AEO MarketRank™: 

American Eagle Outfitters scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 195 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    American Eagle Outfitters has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 14 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    American Eagle Outfitters has a consensus price target of $21.75, representing about 39.8% upside from its current price of $15.56.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    American Eagle Outfitters has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about American Eagle Outfitters' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for American Eagle Outfitters are expected to grow by 9.66% in the coming year, from $1.76 to $1.93 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 13.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.46.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 13.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 17.20.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    American Eagle Outfitters has a PEG Ratio of 1.19. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    American Eagle Outfitters has a P/B Ratio of 1.56. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about American Eagle Outfitters' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.54% of the float of American Eagle Outfitters has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    American Eagle Outfitters has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.17, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in American Eagle Outfitters has recently increased by 7.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    American Eagle Outfitters pays a meaningful dividend of 3.00%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    American Eagle Outfitters has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 44.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, American Eagle Outfitters will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.91% next year. This indicates that American Eagle Outfitters will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about American Eagle Outfitters' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    American Eagle Outfitters has a news sentiment score of 0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for American Eagle Outfitters this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 9 people have searched for AEO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added American Eagle Outfitters to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, American Eagle Outfitters insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $99,746.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    8.70% of the stock of American Eagle Outfitters is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.33% of the stock of American Eagle Outfitters is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about American Eagle Outfitters' insider trading history.
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AEO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

American Eagle Outfitters' stock was trading at $26.36 at the start of the year. Since then, AEO shares have decreased by 41.0% and is now trading at $15.5590.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 4th. The apparel retailer reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.13. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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American Eagle Outfitters subsidiaries include these companies: Tailgate Clothing, Todd Snyder, National Logistics Services, Thrifty's Inc., AE Admin Services Co LLC, AE Corporate Services Co., AE Direct Co. LLC, and others.

American Eagle Outfitters' top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.56%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.95%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.74%) and Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd (0.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Jay L Schottenstein, Jennifer M Foyle, Michael R Rempell, Janice E Page, David M Sable, James H Keefer Jr, Noel Joseph Spiegel and Cary D Mcmillan.
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Shares of AEO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Eagle Outfitters investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/04/2026
Record date for 4/24 Dividend
4/10/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/24 Dividend
4/10/2026
Dividend Payable
4/24/2026
Today
5/11/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/28/2026
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
RETAIL - APP/SHOE
Sub-Industry
Apparel Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:AEO
CIK
919012
Employees
45,000
Year Founded
1977

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$35.00
Low Price Target
$11.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+39.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.12
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.98
Forward P/E Ratio
8.87
P/E Growth
1.19
Net Income
$191.98 million
Net Margins
3.49%
Pretax Margin
4.50%
Return on Equity
16.76%
Return on Assets
6.62%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.51
Quick Ratio
0.71

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.50 billion
Price / Sales
0.48
Cash Flow
$2.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.80
Book Value
$9.98 per share
Price / Book
1.56

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
167,520,000
Free Float
152,950,000
Market Cap
$2.62 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.38

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This page (NYSE:AEO) was last updated on 5/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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