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

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

American Eagle Outfitters announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.1375 per share on Friday, January 17th. This represents a $0.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.78%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 2nd. View American Eagle Outfitters' Dividend History.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December, 11th. The apparel retailer reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48. The apparel retailer earned $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.06 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a net margin of 6.20% and a return on equity of 21.25%. American Eagle Outfitters's revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.48 earnings per share. View American Eagle Outfitters' Earnings History.

American Eagle Outfitters is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for American Eagle Outfitters.

American Eagle Outfitters updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Monday, January, 13th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.34-0.36 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.36.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for American Eagle Outfitters' shares. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $26.00. On average, they anticipate American Eagle Outfitters' share price to reach $19.46 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for American Eagle Outfitters.

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

News headlines about AEO stock have been trending positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Eagle Outfitters earned a media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the apparel retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for American Eagle Outfitters.

American Eagle Outfitters saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 21,510,000 shares, an increase of 41.9% from the November 28th total of 15,160,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,390,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.9 days. Approximately 14.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. 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), Guess? (GES), Buckle (BKE), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Designer Brands (DBI), Childrens Place (PLCE), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Caleres (CAL), Genesco (GCO), Shoe Carnival (SCVL) and Chico's FAS (CHS).

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), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Apollo Global Management (APO) and First Data (FDC).

American Eagle Outfitters' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Scout Investments Inc. (1.20%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.18%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.07%), Cerebellum GP LLC (0.02%), TIAA FSB (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own American Eagle Outfitters stock include Andrew J Mclean, Cary D Mcmillan, Charles F Kessler, James H Keefer Jr, Janice E Page, Jay L Schottenstein, Jennifer M Foyle, Michael R Rempell and Noel Joseph Spiegel. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Eagle Outfitters.

AEO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc. and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold American Eagle Outfitters company stock in the last year include Andrew J Mclean, Charles F Kessler and Jennifer M Foyle. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Eagle Outfitters.

AEO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., TIAA FSB, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Cerebellum GP LLC and Diligent Investors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Eagle Outfitters.

Shares of AEO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AEO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.56.

American Eagle Outfitters has a market capitalization of $2.43 billion and generates $4.04 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $261.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.48 on an earnings per share basis. American Eagle Outfitters employs 45,000 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.