Keeley Teton Advisors LLC Acquires 26,565 Shares of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. $AEO

Key Points

• Keeley Teton Advisors LLC increased its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 36.4% in Q1 2025, owning approximately 0.06% of the company valued at $1.16 million.
• American Eagle reported a net loss of ($0.29) EPS for the most recent quarter, missing the consensus estimate, while revenues slightly beat expectations at $1.09 billion.
• The stock has seen a recent price target adjustment from Telsey Advisory Group, who raised their target to $12.00 with a "hold" rating.

Keeley Teton Advisors LLC raised its position in American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO - Free Report) by 36.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 99,567 shares of the apparel retailer's stock after buying an additional 26,565 shares during the period. Keeley Teton Advisors LLC owned 0.06% of American Eagle Outfitters worth $1,157,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 380.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,325 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,841 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 38.7% during the 1st quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 4,173 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,165 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC increased its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 654,400.0% during the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 6,545 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 6,544 shares during the last quarter. Finally, University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. purchased a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the 4th quarter worth approximately $156,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.33% of the company's stock.

American Eagle Outfitters Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AEO traded down $0.25 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $12.93. 6,262,837 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,788,205. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has a 52 week low of $9.27 and a 52 week high of $22.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.24 billion, a PE ratio of 13.19 and a beta of 1.51. The company's 50 day moving average price is $11.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.40.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 29th. The apparel retailer reported ($0.29) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.25) by ($0.04). American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 13.34% and a net margin of 3.73%.The business had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.34 EPS. American Eagle Outfitters's revenue for the quarter was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Eagle Outfitters Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 11th were given a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 11th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. American Eagle Outfitters's payout ratio is presently 51.02%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on AEO shares. Cfra Research lowered shares of American Eagle Outfitters from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a "market perform" rating and issued a $12.00 price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note on Wednesday. Bank of America reiterated an "underperform" rating and issued a $10.00 price objective (down from $11.00) on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $15.00 to $11.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $13.44.

American Eagle Outfitters Profile

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc operates as a multi-brand specialty retailer in the United States and internationally. The company provides jeans, apparel and accessories, and personal care products for women and men under the American Eagle brand; and intimates, apparel, activewear, and swim collections under the Aerie and OFFLINE by Aerie brands.