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

Company Overview

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) is a specialty retailer offering casual apparel, accessories and footwear for young women and men. Its product assortment includes jeans, tops, dresses, intimates, loungewear and activewear, with merchandise sold through company-operated stores and digital channels.

The company’s principal brands include American Eagle, which focuses on casual lifestyle clothing and denim, and Aerie, which offers intimates, activewear and loungewear. Its brand portfolio has also included OFFLINE by Aerie, a performance and wellness-oriented line, and Todd Snyder, a menswear brand known for elevated casual clothing and tailoring.

Founded in 1977, American Eagle Outfitters is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company serves customers primarily in the United States and Canada, with additional international business conducted through select stores, websites and other distribution arrangements.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.75 to $15.45
• 50-Day Range: $14.53 to $18.22
• 52-Week Range: $14.06 to $28.46
• Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.55 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.56
• Dividend Yield: 3.37%
• Price Target: $19.36
• Consensus Rating: Hold

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Eagle Outfitters scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 196th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

American Eagle Outfitters has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

American Eagle Outfitters has a consensus price target of $19.36, representing about 30.5% upside from its current price of $14.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Eagle Outfitters has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Eagle Outfitters are expected to decrease by -6.90% in the coming year, from $2.03 to $1.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 7.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.96.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 7.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.41.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

American Eagle Outfitters has a PEG Ratio of 4.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Eagle Outfitters has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.85% 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 4.01.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Eagle Outfitters has recently increased by 6.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

American Eagle Outfitters pays a meaningful dividend of 3.33%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

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 25.51%. 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 26.46% next year. This indicates that American Eagle Outfitters will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.13

News Sentiment

American Eagle Outfitters has a news sentiment score of 0.13. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 43 news articles for American Eagle Outfitters this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

44 people have searched for AEO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added American Eagle Outfitters to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Eagle Outfitters insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $196,599.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.95% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/24 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/09/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AEO
• CIK: 919012
• Web: www.aeo-inc.com
• Phone: (412) 432-3300
• Fax: 412-432-3955
• Employees: 45,000
• Year Founded: 1977

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for American Eagle Outfitters: $19.36
• High Price Target: $27.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.96
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.30
• P/E Growth: 4.23
• Net Income: $191.98 million
• Net Margins: 5.91%
• Pretax Margin: 7.71%
• Return on Equity: 23.63%
• Return on Assets: 9.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.03
• Current Ratio: 1.59
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.43
• Cash Flow: $2.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.23
• Book Value: $9.98 per share
• Price / Book: 1.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 167,573,000
• Free Float: 152,575,000
• Market Cap: $2.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.33