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

Company Overview

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is a specialty retailer focused on apparel, accessories and personal-care products. The company operates primarily through the American Eagle and Aerie brands, offering casual clothing, denim, footwear and accessories, as well as intimates, activewear and lifestyle products.

American Eagle serves teenagers and young adults, while Aerie focuses on intimates, activewear and loungewear. The company sells its products through a network of retail stores, brand websites and other digital channels in the United States and internationally. Its portfolio has also included additional lifestyle and apparel brands, including OFFLINE by Aerie and Todd Snyder.

Founded in 1977, American Eagle Outfitters is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jay Schottenstein serves as the company's executive chairman and chief executive officer. The company continues to emphasize its direct-to-consumer business, brand development and omnichannel retail operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.31 to $18.07
• 50-Day Range: $14.53 to $18.22
• 52-Week Range: $14.06 to $28.46
• Volume: 4.10 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.18
• Dividend Yield: 2.78%
• Price Target: $19.55
• Consensus Rating: Hold

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Eagle Outfitters scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 173rd out of 482 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: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

American Eagle Outfitters has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.21, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for American Eagle Outfitters is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

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: -15.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Eagle Outfitters are expected to decrease by -15.63% in the coming year, from $2.24 to $1.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 9.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 9.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.89.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

American Eagle Outfitters has a PEG Ratio of 4.03. 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 1.80. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.08% 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 1.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Eagle Outfitters has recently decreased by 6.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

American Eagle Outfitters pays a meaningful dividend of 2.79%, 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: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

American Eagle Outfitters has a news sentiment score of 0.57. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for American Eagle Outfitters this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

51 people have searched for AEO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 28% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added American Eagle Outfitters to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% 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 $229,350.00 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: 10/09/2026
• Record date for 10/28 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/28 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/28/2026
• 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: $19.55
• High Price Target: $27.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.21
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.96
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.03
• P/E Growth: 4.03
• 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: 0.52
• Cash Flow: $2.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.14
• Book Value: $9.98 per share
• Price / Book: 1.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 167,573,000
• Free Float: 152,575,000
• Market Cap: $3.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.28