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

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$11.77 +0.49 (+4.37%)
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$11.88 +0.11 (+0.91%)
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About American Eagle Outfitters Stock (NYSE:AEO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$11.42
$11.98
50-Day Range
$9.32
$11.88
52-Week Range
$9.27
$22.83
Volume
19.60 million shs
Average Volume
9.02 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.04 billion
P/E Ratio
12.01
Dividend Yield
4.25%
Price Target
$14.70
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

AEO MarketRank™: 

American Eagle Outfitters scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 212 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 1 buy rating, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • 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 5.88% in the coming year, from $1.70 to $1.80 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 12.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.97.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 12.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 30.74.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    American Eagle Outfitters has a P/B Ratio of 1.28. 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

    13.33% 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 2.7, 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 21.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    American Eagle Outfitters is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.43%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • 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 51.02%. 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 27.78% next year. This indicates that American Eagle Outfitters will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about American Eagle Outfitters' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    13.33% 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 2.7, 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 21.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    American Eagle Outfitters has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for American Eagle Outfitters this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 10 people have searched for AEO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 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 not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 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 $16.67 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AEO shares have decreased by 29.4% and is now trading at $11.7730.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 29th. The apparel retailer reported ($0.29) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.25) by $0.04. The business's quarterly revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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American Eagle Outfitters' board authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, February 1st 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase 30,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

American Eagle Outfitters subsidiaries include Tailgate Clothing, Todd Snyder, National Logistics Services, Thrifty's Inc., AE Admin Services Co LLC, AE Corporate Services Co., AE Direct Co. LLC, and more.

Top institutional investors of American Eagle Outfitters include Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.33%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Polaris Capital Management LLC (0.05%) and Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Jay L Schottenstein, Jennifer M Foyle, Michael R Rempell, David M Sable, James H Keefer Jr 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
5/29/2025
Record date for 7/25 Dividend
7/11/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/25 Dividend
7/11/2025
Today
7/25/2025
Dividend Payable
7/25/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/27/2025
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
RETAIL - APP/SHOE
Sub-Industry
Apparel Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:AEO
CIK
919012
Employees
44,000
Year Founded
1977

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$28.00
Low Price Target
$9.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+25.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.98
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.96
Forward P/E Ratio
6.90
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$329.38 million
Net Margins
3.73%
Pretax Margin
5.21%
Return on Equity
13.34%
Return on Assets
5.99%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.07
Current Ratio
1.38
Quick Ratio
0.56

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.33 billion
Price / Sales
0.38
Cash Flow
$3.21 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.65
Book Value
$9.20 per share
Price / Book
1.27

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
173,270,000
Free Float
158,194,000
Market Cap
$2.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.45

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This page (NYSE:AEO) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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