Q2 EPS Forecast for American Eagle Outfitters Cut by Analyst

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for American Eagle Outfitters in a research report issued on Friday, May 30th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.28. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a "Hold" rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters' current full-year earnings is $1.70 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters' FY2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.20 EPS.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 29th. The apparel retailer reported ($0.29) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.25) by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.08 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 4.28%. American Eagle Outfitters's revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.34 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Bank of America decreased 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. 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 for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. UBS Group dropped their price target on American Eagle Outfitters from $32.00 to $28.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on American Eagle Outfitters from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $14.70.

American Eagle Outfitters Price Performance

AEO traded down $0.06 during trading on Monday, reaching $10.36. 8,120,348 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,774,777. The company has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.85, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.56. American Eagle Outfitters has a 1 year low of $9.44 and a 1 year high of $22.83. The business's 50 day moving average price is $11.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Eagle Outfitters

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 51.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 298,263 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $6,679,000 after buying an additional 101,795 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 95.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,916 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 937 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 35.1% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 14,120 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $235,000 after purchasing an additional 3,668 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new position in American Eagle Outfitters during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $784,000. Finally, Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT purchased a new position in American Eagle Outfitters in the fourth quarter valued at about $256,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.33% of the company's stock.

American Eagle Outfitters Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th were issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 11th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.83%. American Eagle Outfitters's payout ratio is currently 29.76%.

American Eagle Outfitters Company 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.