NYSE:AEO - American Eagle Outfitters Stock Price, Forecast & News

American Eagle Outfitters' stock was trading at $9.66 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AEO stock has decreased by 27.5% and is now trading at $7.00. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Eagle Outfitters in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for American Eagle Outfitters.

American Eagle Outfitters is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, June 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for American Eagle Outfitters.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 4th. The apparel retailer reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. The apparel retailer earned $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a net margin of 4.44% and a return on equity of 20.31%. American Eagle Outfitters's quarterly revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.43 EPS. View American Eagle Outfitters' earnings history.

American Eagle Outfitters declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $0.1375 per share on Thursday, May 14th. This represents a $0.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 29th. View American Eagle Outfitters' dividend history.

American Eagle Outfitters updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, March, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.20-$0.22 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.21.

17 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for American Eagle Outfitters' stock. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $26.00. On average, they anticipate American Eagle Outfitters' stock price to reach $16.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 128.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for American Eagle Outfitters.

News articles about AEO stock have been trending very positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Eagle Outfitters earned a daily sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the apparel retailer a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutAmerican Eagle Outfitters.

American Eagle Outfitters saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 16,360,000 shares, a decrease of 21.9% from the February 13th total of 20,950,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,680,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.5 days. Currently, 10.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View American Eagle Outfitters' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to American Eagle Outfitters include TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), GAP (GPS), Foot Locker (FL), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Buckle (BKE), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Guess? (GES), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Designer Brands (DBI), Childrens Place (PLCE), Cato (CATO), Caleres (CAL) and Genesco (GCO).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Eagle Outfitters investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Intelsat (I), Fossil Group (FOSL), Ciena (CIEN), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Apollo Global Management (APO) and First Data (FDC).

American Eagle Outfitters trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AEO."

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One share of AEO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.00.

American Eagle Outfitters has a market capitalization of $1.17 billion and generates $4.31 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $191.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.48 on an earnings per share basis. American Eagle Outfitters employs 46,000 workers across the globe. View additional information about American Eagle Outfitters.

The official website for American Eagle Outfitters is http://www.aeo-inc.com/.

American Eagle Outfitters' mailing address is 77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA, 15203. The apparel retailer can be reached via phone at 412-432-3300.