Man Group plc boosted its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO - Free Report) by 1.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,094,299 shares of the apparel retailer's stock after purchasing an additional 25,775 shares during the period. Man Group plc owned about 1.09% of American Eagle Outfitters worth $34,912,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 105,949 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $1,766,000 after acquiring an additional 724 shares in the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 15,740 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 783 shares during the period. TCM Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. TCM Advisors LLC now owns 39,400 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $657,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 95.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,916 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 937 shares during the period. Finally, Xponance Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 13,036 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $217,000 after acquiring an additional 1,082 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.33% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently commented on AEO. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $18.00 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Citigroup set a $13.00 price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective 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, Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $18.00 to $12.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $14.80.
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American Eagle Outfitters Trading Down 3.9%
Shares of NYSE:AEO traded down $0.48 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $11.88. The stock had a trading volume of 5,802,848 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,451,362. The company has a market capitalization of $2.05 billion, a PE ratio of 10.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.56. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.45 and a 1 year high of $24.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $11.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.61.
American Eagle Outfitters Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th were issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 11th. American Eagle Outfitters's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.76%.
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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