Eisler Capital Management Ltd. bought a new stake in American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 74,522 shares of the apparel retailer's stock, valued at approximately $865,000.
Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 380.4% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,325 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,841 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,165 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $49,000. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 654,400.0% in the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 6,545 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 6,544 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $131,000. 97.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AEO. Bank of America restated an "underperform" rating and issued a $10.00 price target (down from $11.00) on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating and set a $9.00 target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research report on Monday, July 28th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $15.00 to $11.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $10.00 target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $13.44.
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American Eagle Outfitters Trading Down 1.9%
Shares of NYSE AEO traded down $0.25 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $12.93. The stock had a trading volume of 6,262,837 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,788,205. The firm has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.19 and a beta of 1.51. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has a twelve month low of $9.27 and a twelve month high of $22.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 1.38. 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 quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 29th. The apparel retailer reported ($0.29) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.25) by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.08 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 13.34% and a net margin of 3.73%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.34 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. will post 1.7 EPS for the current year.
American Eagle Outfitters Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 11th were paid a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 11th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. American Eagle Outfitters's payout ratio is currently 51.02%.
About American Eagle Outfitters
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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.
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