Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Invests $4.89 Million in American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 293,399 shares of the apparel retailer's stock, valued at approximately $4,891,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.15% of American Eagle Outfitters as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEO. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 95.7% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,916 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 937 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank increased its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 258.8% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 2,045 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,475 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 2,239.1% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 2,573 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 2,463 shares during the period. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 137.5% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,358 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 1,944 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.33% of the company's stock.

American Eagle Outfitters Price Performance

Shares of American Eagle Outfitters stock traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $10.15. The company had a trading volume of 7,687,460 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,651,966. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has a 1-year low of $9.45 and a 1-year high of $22.83. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $11.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.91. The stock has a market cap of $1.76 billion, a PE ratio of 8.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.52.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a net margin of 4.28% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The firm's revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.34 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. will post 1.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

American Eagle Outfitters Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 11th will be paid a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 11th. American Eagle Outfitters's payout ratio is 51.02%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of American Eagle Outfitters from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $32.00 to $28.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $18.00 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $14.70.

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.