Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Acquires 346,135 Shares of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. $AEO

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in American Eagle Outfitters, acquiring an additional 346,135 shares, raising its total holdings to 10,570,088 shares, valued at approximately $122.8 million.
• American Eagle reported a loss of $0.29 EPS for its most recent quarter, falling short of expectations, despite revenue of $1.09 billion surpassing analysts' predictions of $1.08 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, translating to a 4.1% dividend yield and a payout ratio of 51.02% as part of its recent financial activities.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO - Free Report) by 3.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,570,088 shares of the apparel retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 346,135 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 6.13% of American Eagle Outfitters worth $122,820,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 319.2% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 44,570 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $518,000 after acquiring an additional 33,938 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 380.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,325 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,841 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 528,510 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $6,141,000 after buying an additional 3,631 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in American Eagle Outfitters in the 1st quarter worth approximately $440,000. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 38.7% in the 1st quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 4,173 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 1,165 shares during the period. 97.33% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Up 8.5%

AEO stock traded up $1.04 on Wednesday, reaching $13.22. 20,455,345 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,829,451. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has a one year low of $9.27 and a one year high of $22.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The company has a market cap of $2.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.49 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.44.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 29th. The apparel retailer reported ($0.29) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.25) by ($0.04). American Eagle Outfitters had a net margin of 3.73% and a return on equity of 13.34%. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.34 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. American Eagle Outfitters has set its Q2 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts anticipate that American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current year.

American Eagle Outfitters Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 25th. Investors of record on Friday, July 11th were given a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 11th. American Eagle Outfitters's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.02%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a report on Friday, May 23rd. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on 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. Barclays dropped their price objective on American Eagle Outfitters from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 12th. Cfra Research cut American Eagle Outfitters from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $10.00 price objective on American Eagle Outfitters and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, June 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $14.40.

About American Eagle Outfitters

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.